"mortifying" meaning in English

See mortifying in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more mortifying [comparative], most mortifying [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} mortifying (comparative more mortifying, superlative most mortifying)
  1. Causing mortification; extremely embarrassing. Translations (extremely embarrassing): oberpeinlich (German), bedoodjent (Plautdietsch)
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Noun

Forms: mortifyings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mortifying (plural mortifyings)
  1. mortification; abstinence
    Sense id: en-mortifying-en-noun-PcjMf8hs

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} mortifying
  1. present participle and gerund of mortify Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: mortify
    Sense id: en-mortifying-en-verb-YblxHP3~

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