humiliating
defeat
The fans were shocked by the team's humiliating defeat by a record scoreline.
The Prime Minister suffered a humiliating defeat in the House of Commons today.
Morale among the troops was at an all-time low after suffering a series of humiliating defeats.
The coach has made several changes to the team following last week's humiliating defeat.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Winning and defeating
annihilate
annihilation
bank
be gunning for someoneidiom
be one in the eye for someoneidiom
convincing
moral victory
move/go/close in for the killidiom
near thing
outclass
outcompete
sew
slaughter
sweep
take someone down
take someone to the cleaner'sidiom
take something apart
takedown
thrash
thrashing