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Definition of mortifying

"mortifying" in the verb sense

1. mortify

practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

2. mortify, subdue, crucify

hold within limits and control

"subdue one's appetites"

"mortify the flesh"

3. humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase

cause to feel shame hurt the pride of

"He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

4. necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate

undergo necrosis

"the tissue around the wound necrosed"

"mortifying" in the adjective sense

1. embarrassing, mortifying

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"

2. demeaning, humbling, humiliating, mortifying

causing awareness of your shortcomings

"golf is a humbling game"

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Quotations for mortifying

Let me play the fool
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come;
And let my liver rather heat with wine,
Than my heart cool with mortifying groans. [ William Shakespeare ]

If some men died and others did not, death would indeed be a most mortifying evil. [ Bruyere ]

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mortifying in Scrabble®

The word mortifying is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 19

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters mortifying:

MORTIFYING

(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

firming, forming, ignitor, mortify, nitrify, rifting, rioting, trionym

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mortifying in Words With Friends™

The word mortifying is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 21

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters mortifying:

MORTIFYING

(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

firming, forming, ignitor, mortify, nitrify, rifting, rioting, trionym

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Words within the letters of mortifying

2 letter words in mortifying (11 words)

go if in it mi my no of on or to

3 letter words in mortifying (26 words)

fig fin fir fit fog for fro fry gin got gym ion nit nor not oft rig rim rot tin tom ton toy try yin yon

4 letter words in mortifying (35 words)

firm fogy font form fort frog from gift girn gory grim grin grit gyro into iron mini mint norm omit omni rift ring riot ting tiny tong torn trim trio tron troy tyro yogi yoni

5 letter words in mortifying (16 words)

forty front gonif grimy griot groin ingot iring irony minor minty motif nifty nitro tying yogin

6 letter words in mortifying (18 words)

firing forint formin fringy frying infirm inform ironym minify miring notify origin riming timing tiring toying trying yogini

7 letter words in mortifying (8 words)

firming forming ignitor mortify nitrify rifting rioting trionym

8 letter words in mortifying (1 word)

minority

10 letter words in mortifying (1 word)

mortifying

mortifying + 2 blanks (1 word)

mortifyingly

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Words containing the sequence mortifying

Words that start with mortifying (2 words)

mortifying mortifyingly

Words with mortifying in them (1 word)

mortifying

Words that end with mortifying (1 word)

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Word Growth involving mortifying

Shorter words in mortifying

if mortify

or mortify

in yin

Longer words containing mortifying

mortifyingly