Definition of Mortifying in English :

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Mortifying meaning in English

Meaning of Mortifying in English

Pronunciation of Mortifying in English

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Mortifying

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Adjective

1. embarrassing, mortifying

causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation

Example Sentences:
'the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles'
'it was mortifying to know he had heard every word'

2. demeaning, humbling, humiliating, mortifying

causing awareness of your shortcomings

Example Sentences:
'golf is a humbling game'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Mortifying

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v. mor·ti·fied, mor·ti·fy·ing, mor·ti·fies
v.tr.
1. To cause to experience shame, humiliation, or wounded pride.
2. To discipline (one's of the body and the appetites) by self-denial or self-inflicted privation, especially for religious reasons.
v.intr.
1. To practice mortification of the body and its appetites.
2. To undergo mortification; become gangrenous.

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