humbled adjective3 •humiliated; weakened; made to be of a lower statusShakespeare's As You Like It, Act III, Scene V. "The common executioner, Whose heart the accustom'd sight of death makes hard, Falls not the axe upon the humbled neck But first begs pardon: will you sterner be Than he that dies and lives by bloody drops?" •Overcome with humility; in awe of the strength of another or one's own weaknessThey would continue to suffer greatly but they have a strength that is remarkable. I am humbled by them and privileged to be with them. — 2010 •(nonstandard) (usually qualifying a first-person pronoun) Grateful for the support of others, touched; honored, flattered.We are humbled by the responsibility the American people have placed with us, but this is not a time for celebration. — 2014 formsmore humbled · most humbled