humiliating
adjective
hu·mil·i·at·ing
hyü-ˈmi-lē-ˌā-tiŋ 
yü-
: extremely destructive to one's self-respect or dignity : humbling
humiliatingly
adverb
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After some humiliating busywork, his patron dies and he’s left to fend for himself, acquiring his own land for farming and attempting to make a citizen of himself.
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Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
There was a vengeful, humiliating edge to all of it.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Indeed, among the movie’s more affecting scenes are those in which Fegan’s victims are clearly moved to meet the real Tegan, despite — or perhaps because of — the humiliating experiences that (sort of) involved her.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
The Yankees had beaten the Dodgers in humiliating fashion in 1977 and 1978 and jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 1981 Fall Classic .
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
There was a vengeful, humiliating edge to all of it.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Indeed, among the movie’s more affecting scenes are those in which Fegan’s victims are clearly moved to meet the real Tegan, despite — or perhaps because of — the humiliating experiences that (sort of) involved her.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
The Yankees had beaten the Dodgers in humiliating fashion in 1977 and 1978 and jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 1981 Fall Classic .
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Humiliating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humiliating. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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