demütigen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- demean verb To lower someone's dignity or make them seem less worthy of respect.
- embarrass verb To make someone feel awkward, ashamed, or self-conscious, often in front of others.
- humble adjective Not proud or arrogant; modest about one's own importance or abilities.
- humiliate verb To make someone feel ashamed or foolish, often publicly.
Senses
demütigen is used for these senses in English:
- demean (obsolete) To manage; to conduct; to treat.
- embarrass (transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.
- humble (transitive, often, reflexive) To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive.
- humiliate (transitive) To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
embarrass — full definition
- verb To make someone feel awkward, ashamed, or self-conscious, often in front of others.
- verb To cause financial or practical difficulty for someone.
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