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humillante

humiliating

adjective oo-mee-YAHN-teh Rare

Also means

degrading

Usage Note

Humillante is an invariable adjective (same form for masculine and feminine), so un trato humillante and una situación humillante are both correct. It describes the act or situation as objectively degrading, whereas humillado describes the person who feels humiliated.

Examples

"Perder así fue humillante."

Natural Translation

Losing like that was humiliating.

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