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humiliate vs disgrace

disgrace vs humiliate

humiliate is not a noun while disgrace is a noun.

humiliate and disgrace both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
humiliate No No Yes No
disgrace Yes No Yes No
As verbs, disgrace is a hyponym of humiliate; that is, disgrace is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than humiliate:
  • humiliate: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
  • disgrace: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
Other hyponyms of humiliate include crush, smash, degrade, demean, put down, take down.
humiliate (noun) disgrace (noun)
a state of dishonor
humiliate (verb) disgrace (verb)
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of damage the reputation of
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
bring shame or dishonor upon
Difference between humiliate and disgrace

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