mortifying

English

Verb

mortifying

1. present participle and gerund of mortify

Adjective

mortifying (comparative more mortifying, superlative most mortifying)

1. Causing mortification; extremely embarrassing.

Translations

extremely embarrassing

• German: oberpeinlich
• Plautdietsch: bedoodjent

Noun

mortifying (plural mortifyings)

1. mortification; abstinence

   mortifyings of the flesh