When "The Daughter of Time," the fourth of these, begins, Grant is out of work with a broken leg — the result of "the absolute in humiliation," a fall through a trap door during a chase.
It meant daily humiliation, absolute silence and the ubiquity of fear.
For if it were possible to imagine fully that instant of passing from consciousness to nonexistence, with all the attendant fear and humiliation of absolute helplessness, it would be very hard to live.
Such a quick succession of euphoria, bewilderment, vertigo, humiliation, despair and absolute broken-heartedness have no place in real life.
Seated a few tables away from us magazine scribes, Trump's humiliation was as absolute, and as visible, as any I have ever seen: his head set in place, like a man in a pillory, he barely moved or altered his expression as wave after wave of laughter struck him.
A college that prides itself on its values — rigorous academic standards, commitment to the common good, historical involvement in the abolition and Social Gospel movements — inflicted a defeat so absolute that it borders on public humiliation.
The travails of Mr. Musharraf, 69, a former army chief, furthered the humiliation of a figure who enjoyed absolute power in Pakistan for much of his rule, from 1999 to 2008.
A 7%% absolute reduction in the prevalence of any feelings of humiliation or disrespect, from 20 13 % (odds ratio (OR) 0.6; 95 % CI: 0.4 0.8), was identified.
By Adam Gopnik September 12, 2015 At the 2011 White House Correspondents Associationn dinner, Trump's humiliation in the face of Obama's jibes seemed absolute, and very visible.
Those who have suffered the humiliation of dictatorship, in other words, must in turn humble the oppressor, and know that the once absolute power of the despot's carefully crafted mythology has been stripped away.
