HUMBLING Definition & Meaning

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humbling

[ huhm-bling, uhm- ]

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adjective

causing a person to feel less proud, especially through awe, admiration, or gratitude:
This project has involved some exceptionally talented people and it鈥檚 been a humbling experience to work with them.
lowering a person鈥檚 status, power, dignity, confidence, etc.:
The 26:2 vote in favor of their opponents was indeed a humbling defeat.

noun

the act of affecting a person or thing in any of these ways, or the experience of being so affected:
The Magna Carta marked the restoration of Anglo-Saxon freedom and the humbling of Norman tyranny.

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榶心vlog History and Origins

Origin of humbling¹

First recorded in 1540鈥�50; humbl(e) ( def ) + -ing ²( def ) for the adjective senses; humbl(e) ( def ) + -ing ¹( def ) for the noun sense

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When asked to share a stand-out moment he experienced when he first got drafted into the NFL, Barkley recalled what he described as the 鈥渕ost humbling moment of my life.鈥�

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Ms Oakey said the scale of support the charity provides is "both humbling and inspiring".

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