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Humiliation, or Erotic Humiliation, is the Consensual use of psychological Humiliation in a sexual context, whereby one person gains arousal or erotic excitement from the powerful emotions of being Humiliated and Demeaned, or of Humiliating another; it is often, but not always, accompanied by sexual stimulation of one or both partners in the activity.

The Humiliation need not be sexual in itself; as with many other sexual activities, it is the feelings derived from it that are sought, regardless of the nature of the actual activity. It can be verbal or physical, and can be relatively private or public. Often it can become Ritualized, and unlike some sexual variations it can also be easily carried out over a long distance (as online).

The distinction between Dominance and Humiliation in an activity such as, Erotic Spanking, is that the sought effect is primarily the Humiliation; the activity is just a means to that end.

While fantasy and fascination with Erotic Humiliation is a prevalent part of BDSM and other sexual Rᴏʟᴇ Pʟᴀʏ, relatively little has been written on it. Humiliation can, however, be taken to a point where it becomes emotionally or psychologically distressing to one or the other partner, especially if it is public Humiliation. Erotic Humiliation can become extreme enough to be considered a form of Eᴅɢᴇ Pʟᴀʏ, which some consider may best be approached with advance Lɪᴍɪᴛ/s, Nᴇɢᴏᴛɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴ and use of a Sᴀғᴇ Wᴏʀᴅ.

This is a highly subjective issue, and depends greatly on context.

See also: Dᴇɢʀᴀᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ and Dᴇɢʀᴀᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ VS. Hᴜᴍɪʟɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.

The person being Humiliated is often called a bottom, and the person who Humiliates the bottom is often called the Top, though these are standard terms used in general Dᴏᴍɪɴᴀɴᴛ/sᴜʙᴍɪssɪᴠᴇ Rᴏʟᴇ Pʟᴀʏ and are not specific to Humiliation interests.

The Top, if female, sometimes is called the, "Humiliatrix".
Other common names are sʟᴀᴠᴇ and sᴜʙᴍɪssɪᴠᴇ for the bottom, and Mᴀsᴛᴇʀ/Mistress and Domme (sometimes, Dominatrix), for the Top.

Humiliation is not the same as Dominance: the devotee does not necessarily seek to be ordered about.

Humiliation comes into its own as a sexual force when the devotee seeks the Humiliation over and above the means: when being Spanked is primarily valued because of the belittlement involved, for example.

Humiliation, therefore, encompasses a range of Paraphilia - including Foot Fᴇᴛɪsʜ, Shoe Fᴇᴛɪsʜ, Body Worship, Spanking, Bᴏɴᴅᴀɢᴇ and most other forms of BDSM styles. It can be as basic as the desire to kiss and massage feet as a precursor to sex; and it can be complex, involving Rᴏʟᴇ Pʟᴀʏ and public displays of subservience.

It can also be for a set period of time (a "Sᴄᴇɴᴇ/Sᴇssɪᴏɴ"), or an ongoing facet of a relationship.

The Humiliation is not intrinsic to the act or the object.
Rather, it is semiotically charged by the shared attitude of the partners engaged in the act. They invest specific acts, objects or body parts with a Humiliating aspect.