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umiliante

humiliating, degrading

adjective oo-mee-LYAN-teh Rare

Usage Note

Umiliante is the present participle of umiliare (to humiliate) used as an adjective. It is invariable for gender and its plural is umilianti. It describes situations or treatment that strips someone of dignity. The noun counterpart is umiliazione (humiliation).

Examples

"Perdere così è stata un'esperienza umiliante."

Natural Translation

Losing like that was a humiliating experience.

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