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humble

v. cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him"

humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase

v. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

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simple, humble

adj. unornamented; "a simple country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity"

humble, menial, lowly

adj. used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

base, baseborn, humble, lowly

adj. of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"

humble, low, lowly, modest, small

adj. low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

get the better of, overcome, defeat

v. win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

embarrass, abash

v. cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

shame

v. cause to be ashamed

consternate

v. fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated"

devastate

v. overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"

dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shame

v. bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"

upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit

v. cause to lose one's composure

misdirect, misaddress

v. put a wrong address on; "misdirect the letter"

degrade, cheapen

v. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

lower, lour

v. set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"

turn down

v. take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down after a long boom"

chasten, moderate, temper

v. restrain

ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun

v. subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

diminish, belittle

v. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"

jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe

v. laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"

humble

adj. marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski

patent

adj. (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage; "patent ductus arteriosus"

retiring, unassuming

adj. not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl"

meek, mild, modest

adj. humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing"

humble, low, lowly, modest, small

adj. low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

mean

adj. excellent; "famous for a mean backhand"

retiring, unassuming

adj. not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl"

meek, mild, modest

adj. humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing"

humble, menial, lowly

adj. used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

beggarly, mean

adj. (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt

common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed

adj. of or associated with the great masses of people; "the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose"; "a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses"

retiring, unassuming

adj. not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl"

amateur, unprofessional, amateurish

adj. lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting"

crude, rough

adj. not carefully or expertly made; "managed to make a crude splint"; "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"; "rough carpentry"

botchy, butcherly, unskillful

adj. poorly done; "a botchy piece of work"; "it was an unskillful attempt"

bungled, botched

adj. spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness; "a bungled job"

lubberly

adj. clumsy and unskilled; "a big stupid lubberly fellow"

bungling, clumsy, fumbling, incompetent

adj. showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"

out of practice(p), rusty

adj. impaired in skill by neglect

semiskilled(a)

adj. possessing or requiring limited skills; "semiskilled dockworkers"; "a semiskilled job"

common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed

adj. of or associated with the great masses of people; "the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose"; "a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses"

ignoble, ungentle, untitled

adj. not of the nobility; "of ignoble (or ungentle) birth"; "untitled civilians"

lower, less

adj. (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality; "no less than perfect"

low-level

adj. at a low level in rank or importance; "a low-level job"; "low-level discussions"

middle-level

adj. intermediate in rank or position; "middle-level management"

outclassed

adj. decisively surpassed by something else so as to appear to be of a lower class

immodest

adj. having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc; "brash immodest boasting"

noble

adj. of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth"

superior

adj. of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior ruler"

eminent, lofty, soaring, towering

adj. of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs"

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