demütigend
German translations
- 01
humiliating
- 02
demeaning
- 03
humbling
Word details
- German meaning
- etwas, das Scham oder Verlegenheit verursacht
- English meaning
- shameful, embarrassing
- Synonym
- peinlich, demütigend
- German example
- Sein Verhalten war beschämend für die ganze Familie.
- English example
- His behavior was shameful for the whole family.
- Comparative
- beschämenderSuperlative: am beschämendsten
Related words
- kaudinisch
"Caudine" refers to the humiliating defeat of the Romans by the Samnites in 321 BC at the Caudine Forks. It is often used figuratively to describe a disgraceful surrender or submission.
- aufbauend
Uplifting means encouraging, strengthening, or positively reinforcing.
- knechtisch
Servile, subservient