as in humiliates
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
Philip was utterly humbled by a crushing defeat in the first round of the state chess tournament
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Recent Examples of humbles
Nothing humbles a gal quite like the horrors of an old haircut.
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
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humiliates
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To show him who’s boss, Catherine turns around and buys Pac-North, humiliates him by closing it, and forces him back to Grey Sloan.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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There’s always a moment in which somebody humiliates the villain and now all the love in him is gone.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Humbles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humbles. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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