Polyglot Dictionary

humillar

/umiˈʝaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative

Forms

present (yo)
humillo
preterite (yo)
humillé
past participle
humillado

Meaning

  1. to humiliate

    • No quiero humillarte.

      I don't want to humiliate you.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

vejar

vejar is more formal or legal, to vex or humiliate through mistreatment; humillar is more everyday.

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

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