ponížit — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abase verb To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
- debase verb To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
- embarrass verb To make someone feel awkward, ashamed, or self-conscious, often in front of others.
- humiliate verb To make someone feel ashamed or foolish, often publicly.
- mortify verb To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.
- vilify verb To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
Senses
ponížit is used for these senses in English:
- abase (transitive) To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate. [from c. 1350–1470]
- debase (transitive) To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
- embarrass (transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.
- humiliate (transitive) To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
- mortify (transitive, usually, used passively) To injure the dignity of; to embarrass; to humiliate. [from 17th c.]
- vilify (transitive) To belittle through speech; to put down.
abase — full definition
- verb To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
- verb To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
- verb To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase.
debase — full definition
- verb To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
- verb To lower in position or rank.
- verb To lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.