Synonyms:
humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase
Meaning: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
Usage examples
The hidden and awful Wisdom which apportions the destinies of mankind is pleased so to humiliate and cast down the tender, good, and wise, and to set up the selfish, the foolish, or the wicked.