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mortifying

UK
/ˈmɔːtɪfaɪɪŋ/
US
/ˈmɔrtɪfaɪɪŋ/

Translations

mortifyingnoun
UK
/ˈmɔː.tɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈmɔr.t̬əˌfaɪ.ɪŋ/
Gerund/uncountable noun meaning ‘the act of mortifying; self-denial or humiliation’.
The ascetic devoted himself to the mortifying of the flesh.
L’ascète se consacrait à la mortification de la chair.
Additional translations
ascèseDans le contexte religieux ou spirituel, pour l’idée de discipline du corps et des désirs.
mortifyinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈmɔːtɪfaɪɪŋ/
US
/ˈmɔrtɪfaɪɪŋ/
Used as a present-participle adjective derived from the verb “mortify”.
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.
Additional translations
mortifiantSoutenu; employé surtout avec l’idée d’humiliation ou de honte.
Synonyms
shameful
humiliating
disgraceful
degrading
embarrassing
mortifygerund / present participle

mortifying

Describes something that causes embarrassment or shame.
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.
Synonyms
humiliating
embarrassing
abashing
discomfiting
shame-inducing
humiliatory
chagrining
degrading
shaming
demeaning
distressing
mortifyverb

mortifying

Gerund

mortified
Past Simple
mortified
Past Participle
mortifying
Gerund
UK
/ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ/
US
/ˈmɔrtɪfaɪ/
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.
Additional translations
gangrénerSens médical rare : d’un tissu, se nécroser ou se gangrener.
Synonyms
embarrass
chagrin
disgrace
abash
shame
humiliate

Definitions

mortifyingnoun
The act or practice of subduing one's bodily desires or humiliating someone; mortification.
The ascetic devoted himself to the mortifying of the flesh.
mortifyinggerund / present participle
Causing embarrassment, shame, or humiliation.
It was a mortifying experience when she realized she had been talking to the wrong person the entire time.
mortifygerund / present participle
Causing great embarrassment or shame.
For her, forgetting the lyrics on stage was a mortifying experience.
mortifyverb
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.
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