humiliation vs instance

humiliation and instance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
humiliation	Yes	No	No	No
instance	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, instance is a hypernym of humiliation; that is, instance is a word with a broader meaning than humiliation:

humiliation: an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect
instance: an occurrence of something

Other hypernyms of humiliation include case, example.

humiliation (noun)	instance (noun)
depriving one of self-esteem	an item of information that is typical of a class or group
an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect	an occurrence of something
strong feelings of embarrassment
state of disgrace or loss of self-respect

humiliation (verb)	instance (verb)
	clarify by giving an example of