Thesaurus / mortify
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A first-time candidate, Hernandez is eager to breathe new life into the local party even if she was mortified by the public display when she first saw her photo on a campaign sign in town.
REPUBLICANS MAKE GAINS IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AHEAD OF TEXAS PRIMARYARELIS HERNÁNDEZ, MICHAEL SCHERERFEBRUARY 28, 2022WASHINGTON POSTHis low cunning invents numerous occasions to mortify and harass me.
PRISON MEMOIRS OF AN ANARCHISTALEXANDER BERKMANIn one case, indeed, I think he went too far in this compliance, and the result was to mortify her not a little.
ROLLO IN HOLLANDJACOB ABBOTTShe goes on to describe her subsequent attempts to mortify the flesh by means of fasting.
THE SEXUAL LIFE OF THE CHILDALBERT MOLLHe wished to mortify me, and please his favorite; but had no desire to dismiss me his service.
THE CONFESSIONS OF J. J. ROUSSEAU, COMPLETEJEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAUParty writers assert that he was brought here in preference to any other spot, in order to mortify the citizens with the sight.
THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION, VOL. 12, ISSUE 322, JULY 12, 1828VARIOUSAnd Matt says that a man of this young man's traditions might mortify you before society people.
THE QUALITY OF MERCYW. D. HOWELLSMortify my Uncle and Aunt by a public explanation before a whole dinner-party?
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI VOLUME 107, NOVEMBER 17, 1894VARIOUSIt is for this that these men mortify their flesh, and to set us an example, who would pamper ourselves overmuch.
THE WHITE COMPANYARTHUR CONAN DOYLEFor themselves they took the outer ring, and not a word did any man say that could mortify the wound of defeat.
FROM CAPETOWN TO LADYSMITHG. W. STEEVENSWORDS RELATED TO MORTIFY
- abase
- afflict
- ail
- bear down
- beat
- beat down
- bother
- bug
- bum out
- cast down
- chill
- cow
- damp
- dampen
- darken
- daunt
- debase
- debilitate
- degrade
- desolate
- devitalize
- discourage
- dishearten
- dismay
- dispirit
- distress
- disturb
- drag
- drain
- dull
- enervate
- faze
- keep under
- lower
- mock
- mortify
- oppress
- perturb
- press
- put down
- reduce
- reduce to tears
- run down
- sadden
- sap
- scorn
- slow
- throw cold water on
- torment
- trouble
- try
- turn one off
- upset
- weaken
- weary
- weigh down
- abash
- agitate
- annoy
- bewilder
- bother
- bug
- catch one short
- chagrin
- confuse
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- discompose
- disconcert
- discountenance
- distract
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- dumbfound
- faze
- fluster
- give a bad time
- give a hard time
- hang up
- irk
- let down
- make a monkey of
- mortify
- nonplus
- perplex
- perturb
- plague
- put in a hole
- put in a spot
- put on the spot
- put out of countenance
- puzzle
- rattle
- shame
- show up
- stun
- tease
- throw
- throw into a tizzy
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- cast down
- chagrin
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- confound
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- cut to the quick
- debase
- deflate
- degrade
- demean
- demote
- deny
- discomfit
- discredit
- disgrace
- embarrass
- hide
- humiliate
- lower
- make eat dirt
- make one feel small
- mortify
- overcome
- pop one's balloon
- pull down
- put away
- put one away
- put to shame
- reduce
- silence
- sink
- snub
- squash
- squelch
- strike dumb
- subdue
- take down
- take down a peg
- upset
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- base
- bemean
- blister
- break
- bring down
- bring low
- cast down
- chagrin
- chasten
- confound
- confuse
- conquer
- crush
- cut down to size
- debase
- degrade
- demean
- denigrate
- deny
- depress
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- discountenance
- disgrace
- dishonor
- downplay
- humble
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- pan
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- rip
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- shoot down
- slam
- smear
- snub
- squash
- subdue
- take down
- take down a peg
- tear down
- vanquish
- wither
- abases
- abashes
- bases
- bemeans
- blisters
- breaks
- brings down
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- casts down
- chagrins
- chastens
- confounds
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- conquers
- crushes
- cuts down to size
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- denies
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- mortifies
- pans
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- puts out of countenance
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- rips
- runs down
- shames
- shoots down
- slams
- smears
- snubs
- squashes
- subdues
- takes down
- takes down a peg
- tears down
- vanquishes
- withers
- absorb
- affront
- annoy
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- bug
- displease
- egg on
- exasperate
- excite
- fire up
- gall
- galvanize
- get
- get a rise out of
- get under skin
- give a hard time
- give the business
- goad
- goose
- grab
- ignite
- incense
- irk
- irritate
- kindle
- make waves
- miff
- mortify
- motivate
- move
- nettle
- offend
- peeve
- prick
- put out
- quicken
- rile
- rouse
- spur
- stimulate
- sting
- stir
- vex
- whet
- work up
- wound
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