# humbled

Pronunciation: say "HUM-buhld" /ˈhʌmbəld/

## Adjective

1. Overcome with humility, feeling awe at another's strength or at one's own weakness.
   - Simple: Filled with quiet respect because someone is stronger than you, or because you feel weak.
   - _Standing at the base of the towering peak, the climbers felt humbled by its sheer scale._
   - _Humbled by the master's effortless technique, the apprentice practiced even harder._
3. Grateful and touched by the support of others; feeling honored or flattered.
   - Simple: Feeling thankful and touched because other people have helped or honored you.
   - _I am truly humbled by the trust you have placed in me._
   - _Accepting the honor, she said she felt humbled by the community's generosity._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of humble. — simple past and past participle of humble
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of humble. Use it for something that already happened.
   - _The scandal humbled a once-powerful senator._
   - _Years of hardship had humbled him by the time we met._

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