1. (

• humble ,

) cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him" ;

2. (

• 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" ;

1. (

• demeaning ,
• humbling ,
• humiliating ,
• mortifying

) causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game" ;