Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mortifying

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
mor-ti-fy-ing
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of mortify

adj

Causing mortification; extremely embarrassing.

noun

mortification; abstinence

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more mortifying (comparative) most mortifying (superlative) mortifyings (plural)

Derived Forms

mortifyingly

Synonyms

demeaning humbling humiliating embarrassing

Questions

What does mortifying mean?
present participle and gerund of mortify

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