Humbling and Infamy

Humbling

Humbling adjective - Causing awareness of your shortcomings.

Infamy and humbling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Infamy" instead a noun "Humbling".

Nearby Words: humble, humbled

Infamy

Infamy noun - The state of having lost the esteem of others.
Usage example: despite her eventual pardons, she could never completely free herself of the infamy of being named a war criminal

Humbling and infamy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Humbling" instead a noun "Infamy".

Nearby Words: infamous, infamously
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