mortify
verb (used with object)
to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect.
have been mortifying
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present perfect progressiveof mortify.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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I am naturally very cautious and considerate in choosing my words, so these incidents have been mortifying for me.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2021
“It would have been mortifying, but every infringement of privacy is sort of liberating,” he says now.
From Forbes ● Feb. 21, 2014
There was little doubt that had the Supreme Court overturned his reform, it would have been mortifying.
From Economist ● Jun. 28, 2012
Indeed, recent years have been mortifying to the Bolshoi's traditionalists.
From Time ● Oct. 29, 2011
Born courtier that he was, it must have been mortifying in the extreme to him to be with Beethoven and witness his rudeness and contempt for appearances.
From Beethoven by George Alexander Fischer
