Humbled — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to be unpretentious

cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈʌmbəld/

🇬🇧British English

/hˌaɪpəbˈɑːtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˌaɪpəbˈɑːtə/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈʌmbəld/.

Examples

This experience will humble him
He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
brought low

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

humble chagrin crushed humiliate abase broken mortify low humiliated

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to be unpretentious “This experience will humble him”
verb	cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of “He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss”
adjective	subdued or brought low in condition or status “brought low”

Word Forms

humiliation	noun	state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
mortification	noun	strong feelings of embarrassment
chagrin	noun	strong feelings of embarrassment
abasement	noun	depriving one of self-esteem
lowness	noun	a feeling of low spirits

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gedemütigt

Grund, unprätentiös zu sein

🇫🇷French

humilié

parce qu'il faut être sans prétention

🇪🇸Spanish

humillado

causar ser sin pretensiones

🇮🇹Italian

umiliato

motivo per essere senza pretese

🇳🇱Dutch

vernederd

reden om pretentieloos te zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

humilhado

fazer com que seja despretensioso

🇷🇺Russian

смиренный

быть неприхотливым

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विनम्र

नम्र होने का कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

বিনীত

নজিরবিহীন হওয়ার কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

தாழ்த்தப்பட்டது

ஆடம்பரமற்றதாக இருக்க காரணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వినయపూర్వకమైన

అనుకవంగా ఉండటానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

नम्र

नम्र असल्याचे कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

નમ્ર

અભૂતપૂર્વ થવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿನೀತನಾದ

ಆಡಂಬರವಿಲ್ಲದ ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിനയാന്വിതനായി

ആഡംബരരഹിതനാകാൻ കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਮਰ

ਬੇਮਿਸਾਲ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

عاجز

بے مثال ہونے کی وجہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

谦卑的

朴实无华

🇯🇵Japanese

謙虚な

気取らないようになる

🇰🇷Korean

겸손한

소박하게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khiêm tốn

khiến mình trở nên khiêm tốn

🇹🇭Thai

ถ่อมตัว

ทำให้ไม่โอ้อวด

🇮🇩Indonesian

rendah hati

menyebabkan menjadi bersahaja

🇵🇭Filipino

nagpakumbaba

dahilan upang maging hindi mapagpanggap

🇲🇾Malay

merendah diri

sebab bersahaja

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بالتواضع

سبب في أن تكون متواضعا

🇮🇷Persian

متواضع

باعث بی تکلف بودن شود

🇹🇷Turkish

alçakgönüllü

iddiasız olmasına neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

נַעֲנֶה

לגרום להיות לא יומרני

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