humbling

  • 1humbling — index disgrace Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2humbling — adjective causing awareness of your shortcomings golf is a humbling game • Syn: ↑demeaning, ↑humiliating, ↑mortifying • Similar to: ↑undignified * * * humˈbling adjective and no …

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  • 3Humbling — Humble Hum ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Humbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Humbling}.] 1. To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humilate. [1913 Webster] Here, take this purse, thou whom the heaven s… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4humbling — adj. Humbling is used with these nouns: ↑experience …

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  • 5humbling — 1. noun An event which causes humbleness; a set down. 2. adjective Of higher rank, status, quality, strength, etc.; inducing a feeling of inferiority …

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  • 6humbling — hum|bling [ hʌmblıŋ ] adjective making you realize that you are not as important, good, intelligent, etc. as you thought …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 7humbling — hum·ble || hÊŒmbl v. humiliate, embarrass, shame; subdue, abase adj. unpretentious, poor, simple; modest, not prideful; submissive, deferential, meek …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 8humbling — UK [ˈhʌmb(ə)lɪŋ] / US adjective making you realize that you are not as important, good, clever etc as you thought …

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  • 9self-humbling — /sɛlf ˈhʌmbəlɪŋ/ (say self humbuhling) adjective humbling oneself …

  • 10self-humbling — adj. * * * …

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