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humiliate

 verb
     
hu‧mil‧i‧ate [transitive]
to make someone feel ashamed or stupid, especially when other people are present [= embarrass]:
Her boss humiliated her in front of all her colleagues.
—humiliated adjective:
I've never felt so humiliated in all my life.
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