Humiliation: quick facts
Humiliation is the intensely painful feeling of being degraded or put down, especially in front of others. It combines elements of shame with a sense of having been unjustly lowered in status by someone else's actions.…
Category
Complex & secondary emotions
Valence
Negative
Emotion family / blend
Self-conscious
Typical triggers
Public degradation, being demeaned, loss of status in front of others
How it's expressed
Flushed face, lowered gaze, frozen or shrinking posture, withdrawal
Sources: American Psychological Association — APA Dictionary: emotion; Greater Good Science Center, UC Berkeley — Emotions; Plutchik's Wheel of Emotions (Robert Plutchik) — overview. Educational information only — not medical or psychological advice. See our sources & fact-check policy.