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单词 mortifying
释义

mortifying

adjective

mor·​ti·​fy·​ing ˈmȯr-tə-ˌfī-iŋ How to pronounce mortifying (audio)
: causing feelings of strong shame or embarrassment
a mortifying experience
They would tell each other secrets that no one else would hear, they would discuss sex in a way that would be mortifying in other company. Richard Flaste
mortifyingly adverb
The document deluge has offered plenty of mortifyingly frank appraisals of foreign leaders … Hendrik Hertzberg

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

mortifying 1 of 2

adjective

as in humiliating

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • humiliating
  • humbling
  • degrading
  • demeaning
  • debasing
  • embarrassing
  • unsettling
  • unpleasant
  • disagreeable
  • troublesome
  • impossible
  • intolerable
  • difficult
  • inconvenient
  • disconcerting
  • confusing
  • unwieldy
  • uncomfortable
  • disturbing
  • discomfiting
  • flustering
  • awkward

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • convenient
  • agreeable
  • comfortable
  • pleasing

mortifying

2 of 2

verb

present participle of mortify
as in embarrassing
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress was mortified by her children's atrocious manners

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • embarrassing
  • confusing
  • flustering
  • disconcerting
  • disturbing
  • humiliating
  • discomfiting
  • unsettling
  • rattling
  • upsetting
  • bothering
  • distressing
  • confounding
  • discountenancing
  • disquieting
  • discomforting
  • abashing
  • nonplusing
  • nonplussing
  • perturbing
  • dismaying
  • fazing
  • humbling
  • shaming
  • unhinging
  • demeaning
  • degrading
  • debasing
  • agitating
  • discomposing
  • chagrining
  • putting off
  • queering
  • putting out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • consoling
  • comforting
  • relieving
  • soothing
  • encouraging
  • calming
  • reassuring
  • cheering
  • assuring
  • heartening
  • emboldening
  • buoying
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