Meaning Of The Word Mortify

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What's The Definition Of Mortify?

mortify
If you say that something mortifies you, you mean that it offends or embarrasses you a great deal.

mortify in American English
to practice mortification (sense 1) mortification (sense 1a)
to punish (one's body) or control (one's physical desires and passions) by self-denial, fasting, etc., as a means of religious or ascetic discipline
intransitive verb: to practice mortification or disciplinary austerities
transitive verb: to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect

mortify in British English
verb: to humiliate or cause to feel shame

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