Humbling

/ˈhʌmbəlɪŋ/ adjective, verb

Making someone feel less proud or confident, usually by showing them they're not as good at something as they thought.

From Latin 'humilis' meaning 'on the ground or low', combined with the suffix '-ing'. The word originally described making someone physically or socially low, then evolved to mean reducing pride.

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