Polyglot Dictionary

humilhar

/umiˈʎaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative

Forms

present (eu)
humilho
preterite (eu)
humilhei
past participle
humilhado

Meaning

  1. to humiliate

    • Humilharam o rival.

      They humiliated the rival.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

vexar

vexar is more formal or literary, to vex or embarrass; humilhar is more direct or intense — both mean "to humiliate."

Similar in other languages

German

demütigen

demütigen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to humiliate."

German

erniedrigen

erniedrigen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to humiliate."

Spanish

humillar

humillar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to humiliate."

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