humble
verb [T] /ˈhʌm.bl̩/Definition
› to make someone understand that they are not as important or special as they thought they were: He was humbled by the child's generosity. The world champion was humbled (= unexpectedly defeated) by an unknown outsider in last night's race.Humiliating and degrading humbling /-blɪŋ/ adjective › It's a humbling experience to see people being so positive about life when they have so little.Ashamed and embarrassed
(Definition of humble verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abase verb
- be under a cloud idiom
- bring/take sb down a peg (or two) idiom
- bruise sb's ego idiom
- cut sb down to size idiom
- deflate verb (WEAKEN)
- discredit noun
- discredit verb
- disgrace noun
- disgrace verb
- dishonour noun
- humiliating adjective
- ignoble adjective
- ignominious adjective
- ignominy noun
- in the doghouse idiom
- ruin noun
- shameful adjective
- shoddy adjective (NOT RESPECTFUL)
- stoop to sth phrasal verb
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Humiliating and degrading
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