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English Dictionary: mortifying	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for mortifying
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mortifying adj 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" Synonym(s): embarrassing, mortifying causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game" Synonym(s): demeaning, humbling, humiliating, mortifying
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mortify \Mor"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mortified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mortifying}.] [OE. mortifien, F. mortifier, fr. L. mortificare; L. mors, mortis, death + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Mortal}, and {-fy}.] 1. To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to produce gangrene in. 2. To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to change by chemical action. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Quicksilver is mortified with turpentine. --Bacon. He mortified pearls in vinegar. --Hakewill. 3. To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring into subjection; to abase; to humble. With fasting mortified, worn out with tears. --Harte. Mortify thy learned lust. --Prior. Mortify, rherefore, your members which are upon the earth. --Col. iii. 5. 4. To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress. The news of the fatal battle of Worcester, which exceedingly mortified our expectations. --Evelyn. How often is the ambitious man mortified with the very praises he receives, if they do not rise so high as he thinks they ought! --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mortifying \Mor"tify`ing\, a. 1. Tending to mortify; affected by, or having symptoms of, mortification; as, a mortifying* wound; mortifying flesh. 2. Subduing the appetites, desires, etc.; as, mortifying penances. 3. Tending to humble or abase; humiliating; as, a mortifying repulse.