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mor·ti·fy  (môrt-f)

v. mor·ti·fied, mor·ti·fy·ing, mor·ti·fies

v.tr.

1. To cause to experience shame, humiliation, or wounded pride; humiliate.

2. To discipline (one's body and physical appetites) by self-denial or self-inflicted privation.

v.intr.

1. To practice ascetic discipline or self-denial of the body and its appetites.

2. Pathology To undergo mortification; become gangrenous or necrosed.

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[Middle English mortifien, to deaden, subdue, from Old French mortifier, from Latin mortificre, to kill : mors, mort-, death; see mer- in Indo-European roots + -ficre, -fy.]

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mortify

Verb

[-fies, -fying, -fied]

1. to make someone feel ashamed or embarrassed

2. Christianity to subdue one's emotions, the body, etc., by self-denial

3. (of flesh) to become gangrenous [Latin mors death + facere to do]

mortification n
mortifying adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	mortify - practice self-denial of one's body and appetites mortify, subdue, crucify - hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh" discipline, condition, train, check - develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"
	2.	mortify - hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh" crucify, subdue mortify - practice self-denial of one's body and appetites curb, hold in, control, moderate, contain, check, hold - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
	3.	mortify - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" abase, chagrin, humiliate, humble spite, wound, bruise, injure, offend, hurt - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" demolish, smash, crush - humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her" demean, disgrace, degrade, take down, put down - reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
	4.	mortify - undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed" gangrene, necrose, sphacelate rot, waste - become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"

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mortify

verb 1. humiliate, disappoint, embarrass, shame, crush, annoy, humble, deflate, vex, affront, displease, chagrin, discomfit, abase, put someone to shame, abash

verb 2. discipline, control, deny, subdue, chasten, abase

Translations

mortify [ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ] vt → beschämen

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mortify

v mortify [ˈmoː(r)tifai]

be/feel mortified to be/feel extremely embarrassed or humiliated: He was mortified when she slapped him.beledigيُذِل، يُؤْلِم النَّفْسунижавамpokořit, ponížitydmygeunangenehm, zermürbtεξευτελίζωavergonzar, dar vergüenzaalandama; šokeerimaرنجاندنhumilier, vexerלְהַשפִּיל, לְהַרגִיש נבוֹךलज्जि तकरना, अपमानित करना, नीचा दिखानाponizitimeg van sértve/alázvamerasa terhinamortificare屈辱を感じさせる수치심을 느끼게 하다labai á(si)þeisti/paþemintiaizvainot; pazemot; justies pazemotamberasa malugekwetst zijn, zich gekrenkt voelen; zich vernederd voelenkrenke, ydmykezawstydzićбыть/ чувствовать себя оскорблённымpokoriť, ponížiť, zahanbiťponižanponizitiförödmjuka, kränkaทำให้อับอายçok utanmak, küçük düşmek极窘迫，受侮辱кривдити; принижуватиمردہ ہو جاناxỉ nhục极窘迫，受侮辱

adj mortifying

How mortifying for you!beledigendمُذِل، مُؤْلِم للنَّفْسунижаващоpokořujícíydmygendezermürbend, unangenehmεξευτελιστικόςembarazosoalandav; šokeerivموهنtrès gênantמַשפִּילलज्जित करने वालाponiznomegalázómemalukanmortificanteくやしいužgaulus, žeminantisaizvainojošs; pazemojošsmemalukanvernederendkrenkende, sårende, forferdeligzawstydzający, poniżającyунизительныйponižujúci, zahanbujúciponižujočeponižavajućiförödmjukande, kränkandeการทำให้อับอายutandırıcı; küçük düşürücü受辱的ображливийشرمندہ کرنے والاlàm xấu hổ受辱的

n ˌmortifiˈcation [-fi-]

verdrietإذْلال، مُعامَلَه مُذِلَّهогорчениеaskezeydmygelsedie Demütigungεξευτελισμόςmortificaciónlihasuretamine, alandus, alandamineرنجnöyryytysmortificationמְבוּכָהलज्जाmučenje(ön)sanyargatáspengurusan mayatniðurlægingmortificazione無念さ수치, 굴욕mirtina gëda, paþeminimasapspiešana; pazemojumsrasa maluzelfvernederind, gekrenktheiddyp krenkelse, ydmykelseupokorzeniemortificaçãomortificare; umi­lireунижение, разочарованиеaskézatrpinčenjeponiženjeförödmjukelse, kränkningการอับอายçile禁欲приборкання; втихомиренняمردہ کر دیناđiều xỉ nhục禁欲