be humbled

be humbled
index lose (undergo defeat)

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  • humbled — index contrite, diffident Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • humbled pride — index disgrace Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Humbled — Humble Hum ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Humbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Humbling}.] 1. To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humilate. [1913 Webster] Here, take this purse, thou whom the heaven s… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • humbled — adjective Feeling the positive effects of humility. I felt so humbled to help out during the disaster relief appeal …   Wiktionary

  • humbled — un·humbled; …   English syllables

  • humbled — Synonyms and related words: abashed, abject, apologetic, ashamed, blushing, bowed down, broken, brought down, brought low, chagrined, chapfallen, conquered, contrite, crestfallen, crushed, diminished, domesticated, embarrassed, felled, flattened …   Moby Thesaurus

  • humbled — adj. made humble; subdued in status; made to feel less proud or important hum·ble || hÊŒmbl v. humiliate, embarrass, shame; subdue, abase adj. unpretentious, poor, simple; modest, not prideful; submissive, deferential, meek …   English contemporary dictionary

  • humbled — adj 1. crushed, broken, destroyed, routed, discomfited, overwhelmed, obliterated, smashed, conquered, vanquished. 2. belittled, disparaged, deprecated, derogated, deflated, decried; reduced, lowered, depressed, devalued, depreciated. 3.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • humbled — adjective subdued or brought low in condition or status brought low a broken man his broken spirit • Syn: ↑broken, ↑crushed, ↑humiliated, ↑low • Similar to: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • be humbled — be/feel/humbled phrase to feel less important or proud because of something that has been achieved or suffered by someone else We feel humbled by our local community’s generosity and support. Thesaurus: to behave in a way that shows you are not… …   Useful english dictionary

  • feel humbled — be/feel/humbled phrase to feel less important or proud because of something that has been achieved or suffered by someone else We feel humbled by our local community’s generosity and support. Thesaurus: to behave in a way that shows you are not… …   Useful english dictionary

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