instance vs humiliation

instance and humiliation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, humiliation is a hyponym of instance; that is, humiliation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than instance:

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

Other hyponyms of instance include mortification, bit, piece, clip, time.

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

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