hummel
1 of 3adjective
hum·mel
variants or less commonly humble
ˈhəməl 
1
Scottish : awnless —used of grain
2
Scottish : hornless —used of cattle or stags
hummel
2 of 3transitive verb
variants or less commonly humble
"
hummeled or hummelled also humbled; hummeled or hummelled also humbled; hummeling or hummelling also humbling
-m(ə)liŋ
; hummels also humbles chiefly Scottish
: to separate (barley or oats) from the awns and tips of hull
hummel
3 of 3noun
"
plural -s
1
chiefly Scottish : humlie
2
chiefly Scottish : a hornless stag
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English hommyll; akin to Low German hummel polled animal
humbled
verb
as in humiliated
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- humiliated
- embarrassed
- discredited
- shamed
- confused
- disgraced
- chastened
- insulted
- abased
- degraded
- demeaned
- dishonored
- rattled
- debased
- mortified
- diminished
- abashed
- cheapened
- took down
- lowered
- disconcerted
- criticized
- discomfited
- nonplussed
- smirched
- ridiculed
- flustered
- fouled
- confounded
- sunk
- belittled
- fazed
- disparaged
- minimized
- affronted
- sank
- slandered
- nonplused
- detracted
- maligned
- condemned
- defamed
- castigated
- discountenanced
- discounted
- decried
- depreciated
- libeled
- defiled
- execrated
- wrote off
- damned
- censured
- denounced
- bad-mouthed
- cried down
- libelled
- put down
- reprehended
- reprobated
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- honored
- exalted
- elevated
- recognized
- cheered
- applauded
- praised
- commended
- congratulated
- acknowledged
- saluted
- complimented
- celebrated
- deified
- cited
- lauded
- decorated
- hailed
- feted
- boasted
- canonized
- extolled
- eulogized
- acclaimed
- aggrandized
- touted
- highlighted
- uplifted
- ennobled
- magnified
- dignified
- fêted
- lifted
- spotlighted
- enthroned
- promoted
- raised
- enshrined
- advanced
- glorified
- boosted
- upgraded
- idealized
- spotlit
- romanticized
- played up
- enskied
- bull set
- bull shark
- bull snake
- bull snakes
- bull stag
- bull stick
- bull stretcher
- bull team
- bull terrier
- bull thistle
- bull tongue
- bull train
- bull trout
- bull wheel
- bull's feather
- bull's mouth
- bull's noon
- bull's-eye
- bull's-eye rot
- bull's-eye window
- bull's-eyes
- bull's-foot
- bull's-foots
- bull's-horn thorn
- bull's-nose