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verb
- 1. cause (someone) to feel very embarrassed or ashamed: "he was suitably mortified by his own idiocy" Similar Opposite
- 2. subdue (the body or its needs and desires) by self-denial or discipline: "they wish to return to heaven by mortifying the flesh" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of MORTIFY is to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame. How to use mortify in a sentence. The Deadly History of Mortify
to cause someone to feel extremely ashamed or embarrassed: He’s mortified by the fact that at 38 he still lives at home with his mother. (Definition of mortify from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of mortify. mortify.
Mortify definition: to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect.. See examples of MORTIFY used in a sentence.
verb (used with object) , mor·ti·fied, mor·ti·fy·ing. to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect. Synonyms: abase, humble. to subjugate (the body, passions, etc.) by abstinence, ascetic discipline, or self-inflicted suffering. Synonyms: restrain, subdue.
1. to humiliate or shame, as by an injury to pride or self-respect. 2. to subjugate (the body, passions, etc.) by abstinence, ascetic discipline, or self-inflicted suffering. 3. to affect with gangrene or necrosis.
To mortify someone is to cause them extreme embarrassment. Your mother may not have been trying to mortify you when she showed up at your senior prom with a bunch of unicorn balloons, but she did. The root of the verb mortify is from the Latin word mors, which means “death.”
to punish (one's body) or control (one's physical desires and passions) by self-denial, fasting, etc., as a means of religious or ascetic discipline. 2. to cause to feel shame, humiliation, chagrin, etc.; injure the pride or self-respect of.
Definition of mortify verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Mortify Definition. To cause to feel shame, humiliation, chagrin, etc.; injure the pride or self-respect of. To punish (one's body) or control (one's physical desires and passions) by self-denial, fasting, etc., as a means of religious or ascetic discipline. To practice mortification.
MORTIFY meaning: to feel very embarrassed or upset about something: . Learn more.
