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synonyms for mortify
- annoy
- chagrin
- confound
- deflate
- disgrace
- displease
- embarrass
- humiliate
- subdue
- vex
- abase
- abash
- affront
- belittle
- chasten
- control
- crush
- deny
- disappoint
- discipline
- discomfit
- harass
- humble
- ridicule
- shame
- worry
- get one's comeuppance
- put to shame
- take down a peg
- take the wind out of (one's) sails
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How to use mortify in a sentence
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 primary | Arelis Hernández, Michael Scherer | February 28, 2022 | Washington PostFallon: Christopher Meloni is perfectly cast as a father who lives to mortify his teenage kids.
Fall-Winter TV Preview: Snap Judgments of 2013–14’s New Shows | Jace Lacob, Kevin Fallon | July 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHis low cunning invents numerous occasions to mortify and harass me.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander Berkman
In one case, indeed, I think he went too far in this compliance, and the result was to mortify her not a little.
Rollo in Holland | Jacob AbbottShe goes on to describe her subsequent attempts to mortify the flesh by means of fasting.
The Sexual Life of the Child | Albert MollHe wished to mortify me, and please his favorite; but had no desire to dismiss me his service.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete | Jean Jacques RousseauParty writers assert that he was brought here in preference to any other spot, in order to mortify the citizens with the sight.
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