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mortifying

/ˈmɔːtɪfaɪɪŋ/

/ˈmɔrtɪfaɪɪŋ/

mortifyinggerund / present participle

/ˈmɔːtɪfaɪɪŋ/

/ˈmɔrtɪfaɪɪŋ/

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

Translations

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.

Additional translations

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

Definitions

Causing embarrassment, shame, or humiliation.

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

Synonyms

mortifyingnoun

/ˈmɔː.tɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/

/ˈmɔr.t̬əˌfaɪ.ɪŋ/

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

Translations

mortification

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.

Definitions

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

ing-form

mortified

Past Simple

mortified

Past Participle

mortifying

ing-form

/ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ/

/ˈmɔrtɪfaɪ/

Translations

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.

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

mortifygerund / present participle

mortifying

Describes something that causes embarrassment or shame.

Translations

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.

Definitions

Causing great embarrassment or shame.

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

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.