mortifying

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Verb

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mortifying

  1. present participle and gerund of mortify

Adjective

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mortifying (comparative more mortifying, superlative most mortifying)

  1. Causing mortification; extremely embarrassing.

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Noun

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mortifying (plural mortifyings)

  1. mortification; abstinence
    mortifyings of the flesh