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 humbling

The adj humbling has 1 sense

• demeaning, humbling, humiliating, mortifying -- (causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game")