: extremely destructive to one's self-respect or dignity : humbling
humiliatinglyadverb
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Recent Examples on the WebSince that humiliating 4-0 loss at Brentford that sparked a crisis and some doubts around the wisdom of hiring Ten Hag, United has beaten Liverpool, Southampton, Leicester and now Arsenal, the league leader. Steve Douglas, ajc, 4 Sep. 2022 The Wildcats finished with 528 yards and gained a measure of revenge after their humiliating 56-7 loss to the Huskers last October. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 27 Aug. 2022 The Trump Deplorables and Their Future Main Street (01/11/21): After the Capitol was stormed by hard-line Trump supporters, Washington is consumed by just how humiliating the President's exit from the stage will be. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 17 June 2022 Russia suffered a humiliating defeat in northern Ukraine in the war’s early days, but was able to regroup and launch a drive in the east that rumbled through Luhansk Province and is still inching forward.New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 Ever since his humiliating defeat, the former cricket star, 69, has campaigned hard for a political comeback, drawing large youthful crowds to boisterous rallies across the country. Pamela Constable, Washington Post, 24 July 2022 One week ago, SoftBank reported a record $23 billion quarterly loss, which Son compared to a humiliating rout by a feudal lord. Min Jeong Lee, Bloomberg.com, 16 Aug. 2022 Toobin was fired by the New Yorker on Nov. 11, 2020, after what was perhaps the most famously humiliating snafu of the work-at-home era created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022 After publicly humiliating her by throwing her nearly complete movie in the garbage, Warner Bros. might — might — consider potentially letting Leslie Grace play Batgirl for real. Brendan Morrow, The Week, 12 Aug. 2022 See More