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Definitions for Mortifying
[1] to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect.
[2] to subjugate (the body, passions, etc.) by abstinence, ascetic discipline, or self-inflicted suffering.
[3] Pathology . to affect with gangrene or necrosis.
[4] to practice mortification or disciplinary austerities.
[5] Pathology . to undergo mortification; become gangrened or necrosed.
[6] (tr) to humiliate or cause to feel shame
[7] (tr) Christianity to subdue and bring under control by self-denial, disciplinary exercises, etc
[8] (intr) to undergo tissue death or become gangrenous
Words related to Mortifying
mortifyannoy, disgrace, subdue, displease, chagrin, deflate, confound, vex, humiliate, control, discomfit, deny, ridicule, affront, chasten, belittle, humble, harass, crush, shame
Words nearby Mortifying
mortifymortgagor, mortice, mortician, mortiferous, mortification, mortify, mortimer, mortise, mortise block, mortise chisel, mortise joint
Origin of Mortifying
1350–1400; Middle English mortifien < Middle French mortifier < Late Latin mortificāre “to put to death,” equivalent to Latin morti- (stem of mors ) “death” + -ficāre -fy
Other words from Mortifying
mor·ti·fied·ly , adverb
mor·ti·fi·er , noun
mor·ti·fy·ing·ly , adverb
pre·mor·ti·fy , verb (used with object), pre·mor·ti·fied, pre·mor·ti·fy·ing.
un·mor·ti·fied , adjective
Word origin for Mortifying
C14: via Old French from Church Latin mortificāre to put to death, from Latin mors death + facere to do
Synonyms for Mortifying
annoy, chagrin, confound, deflate, disgrace, displease, humiliate, subdue, vex, abase, abash, affront, belittle, chasten, control, crush, deny, disappoint, discipline, discomfit, harass, humble, ridicule, shame, worry, get one's comeuppance, put to shame, take down a peg, take the wind out