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Translate mortifying from English to French

Summary

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mortifying:
- Wiktionary:
  mortify → abaisser, humilier, mortifier
- Synonyms for "mortifying":
  embarrassing; unpleasant
  demeaning; humbling; humiliating; undignified
- Synonyms for "mortify":
  subdue; cricify; discipline; train; check; condition
  subdue; cricify; control; hold in; hold; contain; curb; moderate
  humiliate; chagrin; humble; abase; hurt; wound; injure; bruise; offend; spite
  necrose; gangrene; sphacelate; waste; rot

English

Detailed Translations for mortifying from English to French

mortifying:

Translation Matrix for mortifying:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	demeaning; embarrassing; humbling; humiliating

Synonyms for "mortifying":

embarrassing; unpleasant
demeaning; humbling; humiliating; undignified

Related Definitions for "mortifying":

causing awareness of your shortcomings¹
causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation¹
- it was mortifying to know he had heard every word¹

mortify:

Translation Matrix for mortify:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	abase; chagrin; crucify; gangrene; humble; humiliate; necrose; sphacelate; subdue

Related Words for "mortify":

mortification

Synonyms for "mortify":

subdue; cricify; discipline; train; check; condition
subdue; cricify; control; hold in; hold; contain; curb; moderate
humiliate; chagrin; humble; abase; hurt; wound; injure; bruise; offend; spite
necrose; gangrene; sphacelate; waste; rot

Related Definitions for "mortify":

undergo necrosis¹
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of¹
hold within limits and control¹
- mortify the flesh¹
practice self-denial of one's body and appetites¹

Wiktionary Translations for mortify:

mortify

verb

Mettre en position plus basse, faire descendre, diminuer la hauteur.
- abaisser → couch; demean; deprave; discredit; downsize; destroy; ruin; wreck; decrease; lessen; diminish; shrink; abridge; cry down; cut up; demolish; pull to pieces; run down; write down; draw; streak; mortify
abaisser en rendant plein d’humilité.
- humilier → humiliate; abase; mortify
Meurtrir
- mortifier → mortify
Humilier quelqu’un
- mortifier → humiliate; mortify

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University