# humiliation

> English word · Noun · IPA /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #13,930

## Definitions
1. The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.
2. The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission.

## Etymology
From Middle French humiliation, from Late Latin humiliātiō, from humiliāre (“to humiliate”); see humiliate. Equivalent to humiliate + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **humiliating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humiliating-vs-humiliation)

## Common misspellings (16)
`hhumiliation`, `hmuiliation`, `huimliation`, `humiilation`, `humilaition`, `humiliaiton`, `humiliasion`, `humiliatino`, `humiliationn`, `humiliatoin`, `humiliattion`, `humilitaion`, `humilliation`, `humliiation`, `hummiliation`, `uhmiliation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/humiliation