humiliating /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪtɪŋ/adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •Liable to humiliate, degrade, shame or embarrass someone.The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite. There is something humiliating about it. — 1921 noun1 •An act of humiliation. formshumiliatings · more humiliating · most humiliating