public humiliation
1Public humiliation — was often used by local communities to punish minor and petty criminals before the age of large, modern prisons (imprisonment was long unusual as a punishment, rather a method of coercion). Contents 1 Shameful exposure 2 Painful humiliation 2.1… …
2Humiliation — (also called stultification) is the abasement of pride; mortification. The state of being humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission. It is thus the process of being made humble. It can be brought about through bullying, intimidation, physical …
3humiliation — UK [hjuːˌmɪlɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [hjuˌmɪlɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms humiliation : singular humiliation plural humiliations 1) [uncountable] the unhappy and ashamed feeling that you get when something embarrassing happens I doubt he would risk further… …
4humiliation — hu|mil|i|a|tion [ hju,mıli eıʃn ] noun 1. ) uncount the unhappy and ashamed feeling you get when something embarrassing happens: I doubt he would risk further public humiliation. 2. ) count something that makes you feel very embarrassed and… …
5Humiliation érotique — Femme portant un masque de chien. L’humiliation érotique est une pratique consensuelle de l humiliation psychologique dans un contexte sexuel, durant laquelle une personne éprouve un plaisir érotique provenant de sentiments d humiliation et de… …
6Humiliation — L humiliation de l Empereur Valérian par Shapur, Roi de Perse par Hans Holbein le Jeune. Une humiliation est un rabaissement de l amour propre, conduisant à une mortification, un état d impuissance ou soumission. L hu …
7humiliation — (u mi li a sion ; en vers, de six syllabes) s. f. 1° Action par laquelle on est humilié ; état d une personne humiliée. Son humiliation ne saurait se décrire. • La reine aimait tout dans la vie religieuse, jusqu à ses austérités et ses… …
8humiliation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, painful ▪ total, utter ▪ further ▪ daily ▪ These people endure daily hu …
9humiliation — [[t]hjuːmɪ̱lie͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] humiliations 1) N UNCOUNT Humiliation is the embarrassment and shame you feel when someone makes you appear stupid, or when you make a mistake in public. She faced the humiliation of discussing her husband s affair. 2)… …
10Public health — Newspaper headlines from around the world about polio vaccine tests (13 April 1955). Public health is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society,… …
