What is another word for mortifies?

Pronunciation: [mˈɔːtɪfˌa͡ɪz] (IPA)

Mortifies is a strong and powerful word that expresses the feeling of extreme embarrassment, shame, or humiliation. There are plenty of words that can be used as synonyms for this intense feeling, such as humiliate, shame, embarrass, chagrin, abash, discomfit, fluster, or disconcert. Each of these words has a slightly different connotation, but all of them convey a sense of discomfort, awkwardness, or distress that can arise from various situations, such as public speaking, social interactions, performance, or failure. Whether you use mortifies or any of its synonyms, they all share the common trait of describing a deeply unpleasant and uncomfortable experience that can leave one feeling deeply unsettled and self-conscious.

What are the hypernyms for Mortifies?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Mortifies

He mortifies me that same way.
"Peter A Novel of Which He is Not the Hero"
F. Hopkinson Smith
I am sorry to find that pride and passion, and that sort of zeal for religion which never shows any wonderful heat but when it afflicts and mortifies our neighbor, will not let the ruling description perceive that the privilege for which your clients contend is very nearly as much for the benefit of those who refuse it as those who ask it.
"The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. VI. (of 12)"
Edmund Burke
That mortifies a young man of merit like me.
"Put Yourself in His Place"
Charles Reade

Famous quotes with Mortifies

  • So stick up ivy and the bays, and then restore the heathen ways, green will remind you of the Spring, though this great day denies the thing, and mortifies the earth, and all, but your wild revels, and loose hall.
    Henry Vaughan

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