Phrases with «national humiliation»

"National humiliation" refers to a feeling of shame or embarrassment experienced by an entire country due to a humiliating event or situation. It is a sense of collective disgrace that affects the overall pride and standing of a nation. Full definition

Sentences with «national humiliation»

  • The West was now seen to have feet of clay, while at the same time it could even more credibly be blamed for Russia's national humiliations over the previous two decades. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
  • It is a history of defeat, national humiliation, economic misery, and the tangle of social pathologies for which the Weimar period has come to stand. (firstthings.com)
  • One may have thought a national humiliation and the hiring of a new coach would have helped them shake things up, though this performance was the latest in a line of underwhelming displays at this tournament. (sbnation.com)
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