humbling

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humbling

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of humble

noun humblings

An event which causes humiliation; a setdown.

adjective more humbling · most humbling

Of higher rank, status, quality, strength, etc.; inducing a feeling of inferiority.

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Closest in meaning: abasement, humiliation, humiliating, demeaning, mortifying, undignified, lowly, setdown, dejection, humiliative, abjection, downsetting, demotion, downcast, embasement, abatement

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@misc{humbling_2026,
  title = {humbling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/humbling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}