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mortifying

/ˈmɔːtɪfaɪɪŋ/

/ˈmɔrtɪfaɪɪŋ/

mortifyinggerundium / partizip präsens

/ˈmɔːtɪfaɪɪŋ/

/ˈmɔrtɪfaɪɪŋ/

Used as a present-participle adjective derived from the verb “mortify”.

Übersetzungen

humiliant

It was a mortifying experience when she realized she had been talking to the wrong person the entire time.

Ce fut une expérience humiliante lorsqu’elle a réalisé qu’elle parlait à la mauvaise personne depuis le début.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

mortifiantSoutenu; employé surtout avec l’idée d’humiliation ou de honte.

Definitionen

Causing embarrassment, shame, or humiliation.

It was a mortifying experience when she realized she had been talking to the wrong person the entire time.

Synonyme

mortifyingsubstantiv

/ˈmɔː.tɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/

/ˈmɔr.t̬əˌfaɪ.ɪŋ/

Gerund/uncountable noun meaning ‘the act of mortifying; self-denial or humiliation’.

Übersetzungen

mortification

The ascetic devoted himself to the mortifying of the flesh.

L’ascète se consacrait à la mortification de la chair.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

ascèseDans le contexte religieux ou spirituel, pour l’idée de discipline du corps et des désirs.

Definitionen

The act or practice of subduing one's bodily desires or humiliating someone; mortification.

The ascetic devoted himself to the mortifying of the flesh.

mortifyverb

mortifying

Gerundium

mortified

Präteritum

mortified

Partizip Perfekt

mortifying

Gerundium

/ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ/

/ˈmɔrtɪfaɪ/

Übersetzungen

mortifierSens courant : rendre honteux, embarrasser, humilier.

She was mortified when she realized she had been talking to the wrong person the entire time.

Elle a été mortifiée lorsqu’elle a réalisé qu’elle parlait à la mauvaise personne depuis le début.

mortifierSens religieux ou moral : soumettre le corps ou les désirs par l’ascèse, la privation.

He mortified his appetite by fasting for several days.

Il a mortifié son appétit en jeûnant pendant plusieurs jours.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

gangrénerSens médical rare : d’un tissu, se nécroser ou se gangrener.

Definitionen

To cause someone to feel embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated.

She was mortified when she realized she had been talking to the wrong person the entire time.

To subdue the body or its needs and desires by self-denial or discipline.

He mortified his appetite by fasting for several days.

(of flesh) To decay or become gangrenous; to cause (flesh) to decay.

If the wound is left untreated, the tissue may mortify and require surgical removal.

Synonyme

mortifygerundium / partizip präsens

mortifying

Describes something that causes embarrassment or shame.

Übersetzungen

mortifiantQui cause une grande honte, un fort embarras ou une humiliation.

For her, forgetting the lyrics on stage was a mortifying experience.

Pour elle, oublier les paroles sur scène a été une expérience mortifiante.

Definitionen

Causing great embarrassment or shame.

For her, forgetting the lyrics on stage was a mortifying experience.

Synonyme

mortifypartizip perfekt

Definitionen

Extremely embarrassed or ashamed.

I was utterly mortified when I realized my mistake.

(Medicine, rare) Dead, necrotic, or gangrenous.

The surgeon removed the mortified tissue to prevent infection.