humbling

Definition of Humbling in English :

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Adjective

1. demeaning, humbling, humiliating, mortifying

causing awareness of your shortcomings

Example Sentences:
'golf is a humbling game'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Humbling

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adjective

1.

conscious of one's failings

2.

unpretentious; lowly

a humble cottage

my humble opinion

3.

deferential or servile

verb (transitive)

4.

to cause to become humble; humiliate

5.

to lower in status

Humbling

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adjectiveWord forms: ˈhumbler or ˈhumblest

1.

having or showing a consciousness of one's defects or shortcomings; not proud; not self-assertive; modest

2.

low in condition, rank, or position; lowly; unpretentious

a humble home

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈhumbled or ˈhumbling

3.

to lower in condition, rank, or position; abase

4.

to lower in pride; make modest or humble in mind

Humbling

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adj. hum·bler, hum·blest

1. Marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful.

2. Showing deferential or submissive respect: a humble apology.

3. Low in rank, quality, or station; unpretentious or lowly: a humble cottage.

tr.v. hum·bled, hum·bling, hum·bles

1. To cause to feel humble: "He was humbled by the lack of consolation in Kornblum's expression" (Michael Chabon).

2. To cause to have a lower condition or status; abase.

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