HUMBLE
Scrabble letter values: H4U1M3B3L1E1 = 13
Definition
- verb cause to be unpretentious.
- verb cause to feel shame. — synonyms: humiliate, mortify, chagrin, abase
- adjective low or inferior in station or quality. — synonyms: low, lowly, modest, small
- adjective marked by meekness or modesty.
- adjective used of unskilled work (especially domestic work). — synonyms: menial, lowly
- adjective of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense). — synonyms: base, baseborn, lowly
Examples
- “This experience will humble him”
- “hurt the pride of”
- “He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss”