mortifying

mortifying is a 10-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Mortify. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 21 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. present participle. of Mortify
2. adjective. Tending to mortify; affected by, or having symptoms of, mortification; as, a mortifying wound; mortifying flesh.
3. adjective. Subduing the appetites, desires, etc.; as, mortifying penances.
4. adjective. Tending to humble or abase; humiliating; as, a mortifying repulse.
5. adjective. causing awareness of your shortcomings

   "golf is a humbling game"

   Synonyms: demeaning, humbling, humiliating

6. adjective. causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation

   "the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"

   "it was mortifying to know he had heard every word"

   Synonyms: embarrassing

Synonyms

demeaning, humbling, humiliating, embarrassing

Common word forms

mortify, mortifyingly

Words from these letters

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