Overview of verb humble

The verb humble has 2 senses

• humble -- (cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him")


• humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase -- (cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss")

Overview of adj humbled

The adj humbled has 1 sense

• broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low -- (subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit")