| Definition of 'mortifying' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) embarrassing, mortifying
causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation
"the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"; "it was mortifying to know he had heard every word"
2. (adj) demeaning, humbling, humiliating, mortifying
causing awareness of your shortcomings
"golf is a humbling game"
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| Definition of 'mortifying' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) mortifying
tending to mortify; affected by, or having symptoms of, mortification; as, a mortifying wound; mortifying flesh
2. (adj) mortifying
subduing the appetites, desires, etc.; as, mortifying penances
3. (adj) mortifying
tending to humble or abase; humiliating; as, a mortifying repulse
4. mortifying
of Mortify
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Sense: (American) an undertaker.
be/feel mortified to be/feel extremely embarrassed or humiliated: He was mortified when she slapped him.; How mortifying for you!
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 Afrikaans: beledigend |
 Arabic: مُذِل، مُؤْلِم للنَّفْس |
 Bulgarian: унижаващо |
 Brazilian: mortificante |
 Czech: pokořující |
 German: zermürbend, unangenehm |
 Danish: ydmygende |
 Greek: εξευτελιστικός |
 Spanish: embarazoso |
 Estonian: alandav;šokeeriv |
 Farsi: موهن |
 Finnish: nöyryyttävä |
 French: très gênant |
 Hebrew: מַשפִּיל |
 Hindi: लज्जित करने वाला |
 Croatian: ponizno |
 Hungarian: megalázó |
 Indonesian: memalukan |
 Italian: mortificante |
 Japanese: くやしい |
 Korean: 굴욕감을 주는 |
 Lithuanian: užgaulus, žeminantis |
 Latvian: aizvainojošs; pazemojošs |
 Malay: memalukan |
 Dutch: vernederend |
 Norwegian: krenkende, sårende, forfe |
 Polish: zawstydzający, poniżający |
 Persian: مرده شوى خانه |
 Pashto: د مړو د پريمنځلو ځاى |
 Russian: унизительный |
 Slovak: ponižujúci, zahanbujúci |
 Slovenian: ponižujoče |
 Serbian: ponižavajući |
 Swedish: förödmjukande, kränkande |
 Thai: การทำให้อับอาย |
 Turkish: utandırıcı; küçük düşürüc |
 Taiwanese: 尷尬萬分的，令人難堪的 |
 Ukrainian: ображливий |
 Urdu: شرمندہ کرنے والا |
 Vietnamese: làm xấu hổ |
 Chinese: 受辱的 |
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