HUMBLE

(verb) cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
"He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
synonyms : abase , chagrin , humiliate , mortify
His maths teacher abased him in front of the whole class when he failed in his course. -added by Administrator
The team was chagrined to learn that their production was not considered original. -added by Aswathy_inlas

-tagged by editor1

Imagine that the dog is saying "Please oh please get me out of this dress!" as he is feeling humiliated (abased).
(verb) cause to be unpretentious
"This experience will humble him"
(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"
(adj.) of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
"baseborn wretches with dirty faces", "of humble (or lowly) birth"
synonyms : base , baseborn , lowly
i wonder if people still use terms like base to refer to folks of lower means than themselves. -added by diviya_inlas
(adj.) used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
synonyms : lowly , menial
Cinderella’s step sisters relegated her to the menial household tasks. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) low or inferior in station or quality
"a humble cottage", "a lowly parish priest", "a modest man of the people", "small beginnings"
synonyms : low , lowly , modest , small

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