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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