- present participle of mortify.
mortifying
Example Sentences
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A child interrupting a meeting became, depending on the meeting, either completely understandable or still mortifying.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Imagine how mortifying it would be if anyone ever read your diary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
You should, and when you win, I’m sure your acceptance speech will be somewhat mortifying for your kids, so two wins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
On this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode of Amicus, co-hosts Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern discussed the DOJ’s rather mortifying confession and its implications for the broader battle over Trump’s federalization of the Guard.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2025
It’s both cool and mortifying to have a teacher so passionate.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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