mortify
verb (used with object)
to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect.
mortifyingly
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a word derived from
mortify.
Example Sentences
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In other words, it’s mortifyingly, confoundingly singular — and, for him at least, unknowable.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2022
Their scorched-earth/savior dynamic quickly spirals, and somewhat mortifyingly, they are not alone.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2022
I was so frustrated that I started — mortifyingly enough — crying at the bar.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2018
In particular, its depiction of the classes its titular contract killer takes feels mortifyingly familiar, a specific and ever-so-slightly exaggerated version of the real, desperate thing.
From Slate ● May 1, 2018
But, after all, the general effect of these mountains was mortifyingly like the general effect of the Kaatskill Mountains on the Hudson River.
From Redburn. His First Voyage by Herman Melville
