Adjective: humbled húm-buld
- Subdued or brought low in condition or status
"a humbled man";
- broken, crushed, humiliated, low
- Cause to be unpretentious
"This experience will humble him"
- Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
"He humbled his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss";
- humiliate, mortify, chagrin, abase
See also: humble
Type of: alter, bruise, change, hurt, injure, modify, offend, spite, wound
Encyclopedia: Humble, TX