humiliation
n. uncountable B2 Upper Intermediate US //hjuˌmɪɫiˈeɪʃən// UK //hjˌuːmɪlɪˈeɪʃən// hu·mil·i·a·tion
n. the feeling of shame or embarrassment caused by being treated badly or unfairly.
n. the state of being humiliated; a loss of dignity or self-respect resulting from adverse treatment or public disgrace.
He felt deep humiliation after losing the race.
The public apology was meant to reduce the humiliation she felt.
The defeat was a source of national humiliation that shaped the country's foreign policy for decades.
From Middle French humiliation, from Late Latin humiliātiō, from humiliāre (“to humiliate”); see humiliate. Equivalent to humiliate + -ion.