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View usage for: (mɔːʳtɪfaɪ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense mortifies, present participle mortifying, past tense, past participle mortifiedverb [no cont]If you say that something mortifies you, you mean that it offends or embarrasses you a great deal. It would not be the first time Judy has mortified her son. [VERB noun] More Synonyms of mortify mortify in British English (ˈmɔːtɪˌfaɪ) verbWord forms: -fies, -fying or -fied1. (transitive) to humiliate or cause to feel shame 2. (transitive) Christianity to subdue and bring under control by self-denial, disciplinary exercises, etc 3. (intransitive) to undergo tissue death or become gangrenous Derived forms mortifier (ˈmortiˌfier) noun mortifying (ˈmortiˌfying) adjective mortifyingly (ˈmortiˌfyingly) adverb Word origin C14: via Old French from Church Latin mortificāre to put to death, from Latin mors death + facere to do mortify in American English (ˈmɔrtəˌfaɪ) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmortiˌfied or ˈmortiˌfying1. 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 3. Rare to cause (body tissue) to decay or become gangrenous 4. to destroy the vitality or vigor of verb intransitive5. to practice mortification (sense 1) mortification (sense 1a) 6. Rare to decay or become gangrenous SIMILAR WORDS: aˈshamed Derived forms mortifier (ˈmortiˌfier) noun Word origin ME mortifien < OFr mortifier < LL(Ec) mortificare, to kill, destroy < L mors, death (see mortal) + facere, to make, do 1Examples of 'mortify' in a sentencemortify Definition to make someone feel ashamed or embarrassed His dancing always mortified his friends. Synonyms abase put someone to shame take someone down a peg (informal) abash make someone eat humble pie (informal) Definition to subdue one's emotions, the body, etc., by self-denial The most austere of the Christians felt the need to mortify themselves. Definition (of flesh) to become gangrenous Synonyms die corrupt deaden gangrene become gangrenous necrose Additional synonymsHe made his courtiers abase themselves before him. Synonyms humble, reduce, lower, depress, disgrace, humiliate, degrade, downgrade, demean, denigrate, demote, belittle, mortify, debase, dishonour, cast down, bring low, put in your place Definition to hurt someone's pride or dignity One example that particularly affronted him was at the world championships. Synonyms offend, anger, provoke, outrage, insult, annoy, vex, displease, pique, put or get your back up, slightDefinition to irritate or displease Try making a note of the things that annoy you. Synonyms irritate, trouble, bore, anger, harry, bother, disturb, provoke, get (informal), bug (informal), needle (informal), plague, tease, harass, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), badger, gall, madden, ruffle, exasperate, nettle, molest, pester, vex, displease, irk, bedevil, rile, peeve, get under your skin (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), get up your nose (informal), give someone grief (British, South Africa), make your blood boil, piss you off (taboo, slang), rub someone up the wrong way (informal), get your goat (slang), get in your hair (informal), get on your wick (British, slang), get your dander up (informal), get your back up, incommode (formal), put your back up, hack you off (informal), be on your back (slang) - mortality
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Additional synonymsHe was chagrined at missing such an easy goal. Synonyms annoy, embarrass, humiliate, disquiet, vex, displease, mortify, discomfit, dissatisfy, discompose, irritate, irk, peeveDefinition to subdue (someone) by criticism He has clearly not been chastened by his punishment. Synonyms subdue, discipline, cow, curb, humble, soften, humiliate, tame, afflict, repress, put in your place Definition to limit or restrain Try to control that temper of yours. Synonyms restrain, limit, check, contain, master, curb, hold back, subdue, repress, constrain, bridle, rein in Synonyms contaminate, infect, spoil, taint, defile, adulterate, vitiate, putrefy (formal) Definition to defeat or humiliate utterly Listen to criticism but don't be crushed by it. Synonyms demoralize, depress, devastate, discourage, humble, put down (slang), humiliate, squash, flatten (informal), deflate, mortify, psych out (informal), dishearten, dispirit, deject, chagrin, browbeatDefinition to take away the self-esteem or conceit from Her comments deflated him a bit. Synonyms humiliate, humble, squash, put down (slang), disconcert, chasten, mortify, dispirit, take the wind out of (someone's) sails Definition to fail to meet the expectations or hopes of He said that he was surprised and disappointed by the decision. Synonyms let down, dismay, fail, dash, disillusion, sadden, vex, chagrin, dishearten, disenchant, dissatisfy, disgruntle Definition to make uneasy or confused She will be discomfited by the dismissal of her plan. Synonyms embarrass, unsettle, disconcert, confuse, rattle (informal), flurry, ruffle, confound, perplex, unnerve, take aback, fluster, perturb, faze, demoralize, take the wind out of someone's sails, abash, discomposeDefinition to annoy or offend (someone) He did not wish to displease her. Synonyms annoy, upset, anger, provoke, offend, irritate, put out, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), incense, gall, exasperate, nettle, vex, irk, rile, pique, nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), piss you off (taboo, slang), dissatisfy, put your back up, hack you off (informal) Definition to make (someone) feel shy, ashamed, or guilty about something He is always embarrassing me in public. Synonyms shame, distress, show up (informal), humiliate, disconcert, chagrin, fluster, mortify, faze, discomfit, make uncomfortable, make awkward, discountenance, nonplus, abash, discompose, make ashamed, put out of countenance Additional synonymsDefinition to rot and decay The food will fester and go to waste. Synonyms rot, break down, spoil, corrupt, crumble, deteriorate, decay, disintegrate, taint, perish, degenerate, decompose, corrode, moulder, go bad, putrefy (formal) Definition to cause to become humble the little car company that humbled the industry giants Synonyms humiliate, shame, disgrace, break, reduce, lower, sink, crush, put down (slang), bring down, subdue, degrade, demean, chagrin, chasten, mortify, debase, put (someone) in their place, abase, take down a peg (informal), abash Definition to belittle or humiliate Her piano teacher was forever putting her down. Synonyms humiliate, shame, crush, show up, reject, dismiss, condemn, slight, flame (informal), criticize, snub, have a go at (informal), deflate, denigrate, belittle, disparage, deprecate, mortify, diss (slang) Definition to cause to feel shame Her son's behaviour had humiliated and shamed her. Synonyms embarrass, disgrace, humiliate, humble, disconcert, mortify, take (someone) down a peg (informal), abash Definition to overcome and bring (a person or people) under control by persuasion or force They admit they have not been able to subdue the rebels. Synonyms overcome, defeat, master, break, control, discipline, crush, humble, put down, conquer, tame, overpower, overrun, trample, quell, triumph over, get the better of, vanquish (literary), beat down, get under control, get the upper hand over, gain ascendancy over Definition to cause (someone) to feel annoyance or irritation Everything about that man vexes me. Synonyms annoy, bother, irritate, worry, trouble, upset, disturb, distress, provoke, bug (informal), offend, needle (informal), plague, put out, tease, torment, harass, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), afflict, fret, gall, agitate, exasperate, nettle, pester, displease, rile, pique, peeve (informal), grate on, get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), give someone grief (British, South Africa), get your back up, put your back up, hack you off (informal) |