mortify

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈmɔrtɪfaɪ/

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Verb

Plain form mortify

Third-person singular mortifies

Past tense mortified

Past participle mortified

Present participle mortifying

1. (transitive) If you mortify someone, you embarrass or humiliate them.

   She was so mortified that she nearly fainted.