Sentence:  Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic [...].  Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the <WSD>public</WSD> humiliation of symbolic figures. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Able to be seen or known by everyone; open to general view, happening without concealment. (from 14th c.)