Humiliation vs. Humility — What's the Difference?

Humiliation is the abasement of pride, which creates mortification or leads to a state of being humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission. It is an emotion felt by a person whose social status, either by force or willingly, has just decreased.

Humility is the quality of being humble. Dictionary definitions accentuate humility as a low self-regard and sense of unworthiness.

The act of humiliating; degradation.

The quality or condition of being humble.

The state of being humiliated or disgraced; shame.

The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.

A humiliating condition or circumstance.

The state or quality of being humble; freedom from pride and arrogance; lowliness of mind; a modest estimate of one's own worth; a sense of one's own unworthiness through imperfection and sinfulness; self-abasement; humbleness.

The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.

An act of submission or courtesy.

The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission.

A disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride;

The act of humiliating or humbling; abasement of pride; mortification.

A humble feeling;

The state of being humiliated, humbled, or reduced to lowliness or submission.

State of disgrace or loss of self-respect

Strong feelings of embarrassment

An instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect;

Depriving one of self-esteem