humillante
/umiˈʝante/ · B2 · adj
humiliating
😳 sounds like 'who-me-LIANT' — 'who, me?' said by someone shamed in public
Humillante comes from Latin humilis, 'low', related to humus, 'ground'. A humiliating event brings you down to the ground, and the English word humble shares this root. Hear 'humi' as 'humus' (ground) to recall being brought low.