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mortifying |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb mortify 1 of 3 senses of mortify Sense 2 humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase => crush, demolish => degrade, disgrace, demean, put down Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb mortify 1 of 3 senses of mortify Sense 2 humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase => crush, demolish => degrade, disgrace, demean, put down => reduce => dehumanize Entailment of verb mortify 1 of 3 senses of mortify Sense 1 mortify, subdue => abstain, refrain, desist Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb mortify 3 senses of mortify Sense 1 mortify, subdue => control, hold in hold contain, check, curb, moderate Sense 2 humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase => hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite Sense 3 necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate => waste, rot Familiarity of verb mortify mortify used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb mortify Sense 1 mortify, subdue => control, hold in hold contain, check, curb, moderate -------------- Sense 2 humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase => hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite -------------- Sense 3 necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate => waste, rot -------------- Overview of verb mortify The verb mortify has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. mortify, subdue -- (hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites") 2. humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase -- (lower in esteem; hurt the pride of) 3. necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate -- (undergo necrosis; of tissue) Overview of adj mortifying The adj mortifying has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. embarrassing, mortifying -- (causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation; "the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"; "it was mortifying to know he had heard every word") 2. demeaning, humbling, humiliating, mortifying -- (causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game") Antonyms of adj mortifying 2 senses of mortifying Sense 1 embarrassing, mortifying INDIRECT (VIA unpleasant) -> pleasant Sense 2 demeaning, humbling, humiliating, mortifying INDIRECT (VIA undignified) -> dignified Similarity of adj mortifying 2 senses of mortifying Sense 1 embarrassing, mortifying => unpleasant (vs. pleasant) Sense 2 demeaning, humbling, humiliating, mortifying => undignified (vs. dignified) Attributes of adj mortifying Familiarity of adj mortifying mortifying used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj mortifying mortifying Overview of verb mortify The verb mortify has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. mortify, subdue -- (hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites") 2. humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase -- (lower in esteem; hurt the pride of) 3. necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate -- (undergo necrosis; of tissue) Overview of adj mortifying The adj mortifying has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. embarrassing, mortifying -- (causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation; "the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"; "it was mortifying to know he had heard every word") 2. demeaning, humbling, humiliating, mortifying -- (causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game")
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