Related / Similar Words:
humiliate, mortify, chagrin, abase, base, baseborn, lowly, menial, low, modest, small Definition: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss";cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him";of low birth or station (`base'' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth";marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski;used of unskilled work (especially domestic work);low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings";
See Also: modest Hyponyms: crush, smash, demolish, take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down, efface Attributes: humility, humbleness Derivational Morphology:
humiliation, abasement, chagrin, mortification
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