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humbling definition

humbling


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  humble 
 
  2  senses  of  humble 
 
  Sense  1 
  humble 
  =>  efface 
 
  Sense  2 
  humiliate,  mortify,  chagrin,  humble,  abase 
  =>  crush,  demolish 
  =>  degrade,  disgrace,  demean,  put  down 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  humble 
 
  2  senses  of  humble 
 
  Sense  1 
  humble 
  =>  efface 
 
  Sense  2 
  humiliate,  mortify,  chagrin,  humble,  abase 
  =>  crush,  demolish 
  =>  degrade,  disgrace,  demean,  put  down 
  =>  reduce 
  =>  dehumanize 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  humble 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  humble 
 
  2  senses  of  humble 
 
  Sense  1 
  humble 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  2 
  humiliate,  mortify,  chagrin,  humble,  abase 
  =>  hurt,  wound,  injure,  bruise,  offend,  spite 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  humble 
 
  humble  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  humble 
 
  Sense  1 
  humble 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  humiliate,  mortify,  chagrin,  humble,  abase 
  =>  hurt,  wound,  injure,  bruise,  offend,  spite 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  humble 
 
  The  verb  humble  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  humble  --  (cause  to  be  unpretentious;  "This  experience  will  humble  him") 
  2.  (1)  humiliate,  mortify,  chagrin,  humble,  abase  --  (lower  in  esteem;  hurt  the  pride  of) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  humbling 
 
  The  adj  humbling  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  demeaning,  humbling,  humiliating,  mortifying  --  (causing  awareness  of  your  shortcomings;  "golf  is  a  humbling  game") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  humbling 
 
  1  sense  of  humbling 
 
  Sense  1 
  demeaning,  humbling,  humiliating,  mortifying 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  undignified)  ->  dignified 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  humbling 
 
  1  sense  of  humbling 
 
  Sense  1 
  demeaning,  humbling,  humiliating,  mortifying 
  =>  undignified  (vs.  dignified) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  humbling 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  humbling 
 
  humbling  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  humbling 
  humbling 
 
  Overview  of  verb  humble 
 
  The  verb  humble  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  humble  --  (cause  to  be  unpretentious;  "This  experience  will  humble  him") 
  2.  (1)  humiliate,  mortify,  chagrin,  humble,  abase  --  (lower  in  esteem;  hurt  the  pride  of) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  humbling 
 
  The  adj  humbling  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  demeaning,  humbling,  humiliating,  mortifying  --  (causing  awareness  of  your  shortcomings;  "golf  is  a  humbling  game") 



humbling definition