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Mortifying

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Definitions for Mortifying

adjective
causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation
Synonyms
embarrassing
Examples
  1. the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles
  2. it was mortifying to know he had heard every word
adjective
causing awareness of your shortcomings
Synonyms
demeaning humbling humiliating
Examples
  1. golf is a humbling game
verb
practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
Synonyms
mortify
verb
hold within limits and control
Synonyms
mortify subdue crucify
Examples
  1. subdue one's appetites
  2. mortify the flesh
verb
cause to feel shame
Synonyms
humiliate mortify chagrin humble abase
Examples
  1. hurt the pride of
  2. He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
verb
undergo necrosis
Synonyms
necrose gangrene mortify sphacelate
Examples
  1. the tissue around the wound necrosed

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