Polyglot Dictionary

demütigen

/ˈdeːmyːtɪɡn̩/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative

Forms

present
demütigt
past
demütigte
perfect
hat gedemütigt

Meaning

  1. to humiliate

    • Er demütigte seinen Gegner.

      He humiliated his opponent.

    • Der Lehrer demütigte den Schüler vor der ganzen Klasse. Das war sehr verletzend.

      The teacher humiliated the pupil in front of the whole class. That was very hurtful.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

erniedrigen

Erniedrigen carries a stronger sense of degrading or debasing someone, lowering their status or dignity; demütigen is more about humbling or humiliating someone emotionally.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

humilhar

humilhar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to humiliate."

Portuguese

vexar

vexar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to humiliate."

Practice

1 What does demütigen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ seinen Gegner.

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