Mortifying [verb]
Definition of Mortifying:
embarrass
Synonyms of Mortifying:
● Annoy
● Disgrace
● Subdue
● Chagrin
● Deflate
● Confound
● Vex
● Control
● Deny
● Ridicule
● Affront
● Chasten
● Belittle
● Humble
● Harass
● Crush
● Shame
● Abash
● Worry
● Abase
Opposite/Antonyms of Mortifying:
● Flatter
● Help
● Satisfy
● Yield
● Let go
● Please
● Respect
● Honor
● Assist
● Praise
● Build up
● Delight
● Soothe
● Aid
Sentence/Example of Mortifying:
This sentence was as humiliating and mortifying as anything that could be put upon him.
A union between a musician and my daughter would be most mortifying to me.
And yet how mortifying is the very suspicion of inattention and disrespect.
She was a sensitive woman, and there was much that was mortifying in her position.
It is easy to understand how mortifying this condition was to Hudson.
The Christian progress is not only growth, it is mortifying the old man.
Ludicrous, were it not so abominable, was this mortifying necessity.
Such a spectacle would have been distressing and mortifying.
Maddened at a failure so mortifying, Mr. Hedge half regrets his marriage.
To these circumstances he owed one of the most mortifying incidents of his career.