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Humbled vs Honored - What's the difference?

humbled | honored |

As adjectives the difference between humbled and honored

is that humbled is feeling the positive effects of humility while honored is respected, having received honor.

As verbs the difference between humbled and honored

is that humbled is past tense of humble while honored is past tense of honor.

humbled

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Feeling the positive effects of humility.
    • I felt so humbled to help out during the disaster relief appeal.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (humble)

    • honored

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic) * (archaic) * honoured (mainly British )

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Respected, having received honor.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (honor)