mortifying

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English[edit]

Verb[edit]

mortifying

  1. present participle and gerund of mortify

Adjective[edit]

mortifying (comparative more mortifying, superlative most mortifying)

  1. Causing mortification; extremely embarrassing.

Translations[edit]

Noun[edit]

mortifying (plural mortifyings)

  1. mortification; abstinence
    mortifyings of the flesh