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"
mortifying
How to use mortifying in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for mortifying.
Editorial note
But it's the hospital part I find mortifying.
Quick take
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"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of mortifying gathered in one view.
causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for mortifying.
adjective
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"
See also: embarrassing
adjective
causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game"
See also: demeaning, humbling, humiliating
Example sentences
But it's the hospital part I find mortifying.
Just much like eBay or AirBnB feedback I suppose, only with the potential of being much more mortifying!
So lets throw him a curve-ball and flaunt his mortifying mistake in front of thousands upon thousands of his peers?
I was asked each morning, and each morning I was forced to reply with a mortifying negative.
For a third, that public recognition might be mortifying, but a well-written 'thank you' letter will go far.
Failure that is so mortifying and so devastating that it makes you try to become invisible.
Certain old men prefer to rise at dawn, taking a cold bath and a long walk with an empty stomach and otherwise mortifying the flesh.
It's mortifying that this mixture of insult and irrelevance has so many upvotes.
This is absolutely mortifying, how much metadata do pages have to share with browsers to do that one weirdly specific thing!
Somewhat mortifying, but fortunately I tested with a limited subset of my address book.
And I went to school for X years to run a lawnmower... uh huh...If you think its mortifying for the candidate, imagine how the HR rep looks when you walk out, thus making a fool out of them.
A monk isn't mindful, he is mortifying his flesh to practice the tenets of the religion he believes in so fiercely enough he is willing to self-imprison to follow it better.
I should find this more mortifying, but with the EU Court of Justice's decision on the privacy shield, India's ban on Chinese apps, and the great firewall + other nationalized internets, the US just seems like a late mover on nationalizing the internet.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use mortifying in a sentence?
But it's the hospital part I find mortifying.
What does mortifying mean?
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"
What part of speech is mortifying?
mortifying is commonly used as adjective.