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Italian

umiliante

/umiˈljante/adjectiveB2
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Meaning

humiliating

  • causing someone to feel deeply ashamed, degraded, or foolish

In a sentence

La squadra ha subito una sconfitta umiliante.

The team suffered a humiliating defeat.

È stata un'esperienza davvero umiliante per me.

It was a truly humiliating experience for me.

Non devi accettare un trattamento così umiliante.

You must not accept such humiliating treatment.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
umiliantemasculine · singular
umiliantefeminine · singular
umiliantimasculine · plural
umiliantifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Present participle of 'umiliare'. Singular ends in -e, plural in -i for both genders.

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