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mortify

/ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ/

/ˈmɔrtɪfaɪ/

mortifyverb

mortified

Past Simple

mortified

Past Participle

mortifying

Gerund

/ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ/

/ˈmɔrtɪfaɪ/

Translations

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.

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.

Additional translations

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

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

mortifypast participle

Definitions

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.

mortifygerund / present participle

Definitions

Causing great embarrassment or shame.

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