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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gangrene, necrose, sphacelate |
| Type of | waste, rot |
| Derivation | mortification |
Examples of mortify
mortify
Life could not get any better for Giants fans, which will mortify Giants fans.
From the guardian.co.uk
Davies has added a flashback framework and invented an ending that could mortify purists.
From the orlandosentinel.com
If countries mortify themselves sufficiently, then perhaps Mr Draghi will smile upon them.
From the economist.com
Armstrong was required to mortify her flesh with whips and wear a spiked chain around her arm.
From the guardian.co.uk
What seems obvious to one generation will mortify the next.
From the time.com
Because my fear that I wasn't going to a party, or somebody wasn't coming to mine, would mortify me.
From the guardian.co.uk
Even if they don't melt down and mortify you, they'll slow you down and weaken even your most determined resolve.
From the kansas.com
A lifetime of reactions to milk, egg, soy and so on has proved my body's limitless ability to spew and mortify.
From the washingtonpost.com
I am sure that there are stacks of things you have said in private which would mortify you if they were broadcast.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
- Hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"
- Humiliate: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
- Necrose: undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"
- (mortifying) embarrassing: 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) demeaning: causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game"
- (mortification) chagrin: strong feelings of embarrassment
- (mortification) necrosis: the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
- (mortification) humiliation: an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another"
