self-humbling

adjective

self-hum·​bling ˌself-ˈhəm-b(ə-)liŋ 

: acting or serving to make oneself humble

… self-humbling acts of political appeasement and compromise …

—Conrad Black

Instead of a mighty autocrat, it portrays God as a self-humbling servant, content to let the universe evolve and novelty emerge.

—Jeremy Manier

self-humbling noun

… annoyed by the self-regard posing as self-humbling on screen …

—Inkoo Kang

Word History

First Known Use

1658, in the meaning defined above