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mortifying

verb , present participle of mortify

Synonyms and Antonyms of mortifying

to throw into a state of self-conscious distress

was mortified by her children's atrocious manners

Synonyms of mortifying

abashing, confounding, confusing, discomfiting, disconcerting, discountenancing, embarrassing, fazing, flustering, nonplussing (also nonplusing), rattling

Words Related to mortifying

agitating, bothering, chagrining, discomforting, discomposing, dismaying, disquieting, distressing, disturbing, perturbing, putting off, putting out, unhinging, unsettling, upsetting

debasing, degrading, demeaning, humbling, humiliating, queering, shaming

Near Antonyms of mortifying

calming, comforting, consoling, relieving, soothing

buoying, cheering, emboldening, encouraging, heartening

assuring, reassuring

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