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ponižovat — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • disgrace noun A loss of reputation or respect caused by shameful behavior.
  • humiliate verb To make someone feel ashamed or foolish, often publicly.
  • vilify verb To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.

Senses

ponižovat is used for these senses in English:

  • disgrace (transitive) To put someone or something out of favor; to bring shame or ignominy upon.
  • humiliate (transitive) To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
  • vilify (transitive) To belittle through speech; to put down.

disgrace — full definition

  1. noun A loss of reputation or respect caused by shameful behavior.
  2. verb To bring shame upon someone or something.

Related Czech words