die Demütigung

B2

indignity / humiliation

English meaning
indignity / humiliation
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Demütigungen
Vocabulary package
Shame & Guilt

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Demütigung in a sentence

Die Demütigung durch öffentliche Kritik war schmerzhaft.

The humiliation from public criticism was painful.

Declension of die Demütigung

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Demütigungdie Demütigungen
Accusativedie Demütigungdie Demütigungen
Dativeder Demütigungden Demütigungen
Genitiveder Demütigungder Demütigungen

Where Demütigung comes from

Ableitung zum Stamm des Verbs demütigen mit dem Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem) -ung

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Questions about Demütigung

Is it der, die or das Demütigung?

It is die Demütigung — Demütigung is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Demütigungen.

What is the plural of Demütigung?

The plural of die Demütigung is die Demütigungen.

What is the genitive of Demütigung?

The genitive singular is der Demütigung. The dative plural is den Demütigungen.

What does Demütigung mean in English?

die Demütigung means "indignity / humiliation". For example: "Die Demütigung durch öffentliche Kritik war schmerzhaft." — "The humiliation from public criticism was painful."

What level is Demütigung in German?

Demütigung is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the shame & guilt vocabulary.

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