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degrade vs humiliate

humiliate vs degrade

degrade and humiliate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
degrade No No Yes No
humiliate No No Yes No
As verbs, humiliate is a hypernym of degrade; that is, humiliate is a word with a broader meaning than degrade:
  • degrade: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
  • humiliate: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
Other hypernyms of degrade include abase, chagrin, humble, mortify.
degrade (verb) humiliate (verb)
lower the grade of something; reduce its worth cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
reduce the level of land, as by erosion
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
Difference between degrade and humiliate

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