humiliation

HUMILIA'TION, noun The act of humbling; the state of being humbled.1. Descent from an elevated state or rank to one that is low or humble.The former was a humiliation of deity; the latter, a humiliation of manhood.2. The act of abasing pride; or the state of being reduced to lowliness of mind, meekness, penitence and submission.The doctrine he preached was humiliation and repentance.3. Abasement of pride; mortification