Affront and Humble

Affront

Affront verb - To cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in.

Humble and affront are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Humble" instead a verb "Affront".

Nearby Words: affronted, affronting

Humble

Humble verb - To reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes.
Usage example: Philip was utterly humbled by a crushing defeat in the first round of the state chess tournament

Affront and humble are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affront" instead a verb "Humble".

Nearby Words: humbled, humbling, humbly
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