ydmyge — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abase verb To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
- disrespect noun A lack of respect or courtesy shown toward someone or something.
- humble adjective Not proud or arrogant; modest about one's own importance or abilities.
- humiliate verb To make someone feel ashamed or foolish, often publicly.
Senses
ydmyge is used for these senses in English:
- abase (transitive) To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate. [from c. 1350–1470]
- disrespect (transitive) To show a lack of respect to someone or something.
- humble (transitive, often, reflexive) To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive.
- humiliate (transitive) To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
abase — full definition
- verb To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
- verb To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
- verb To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase.
disrespect — full definition
- noun A lack of respect or courtesy shown toward someone or something.
- verb To treat someone without the respect they deserve.