Thesaurus / mortify
FEEDBACKHow to use mortify in a sentence
His 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. STEEVENSHe foresaw none of these things, possibly because he did not sufficiently mortify the flesh.
THE GREAT NORTH ROAD: LONDON TO YORKCHARLES G. HARPERWORDS RELATED TO MORTIFY
- act cool
- boycott
- brush off
- burr
- censure
- chill
- cool
- cut
- cut dead
- disdain
- disregard
- duck
- give the brush
- humble
- humiliate
- ice
- ice out
- ignore
- look coldly upon
- look right through
- mortify
- neglect
- not give time of day
- offend
- ostracize
- pass up
- put down
- put the chill on
- rebuff
- scold
- scorn
- scratch
- shame
- shun
- slight
- slur
- snob
- swank
- upstage
- acted cool
- boycotted
- brushed off
- burred
- censured
- chilled
- cooled
- cut
- cut dead
- disdained
- disregarded
- ducked
- gave the brush
- humbled
- humiliated
- ice out
- iced
- ignored
- looked coldly upon
- looked right through
- mortified
- neglected
- not gave time of day
- offended
- ostracized
- passed up
- put down
- put the chill on
- rebuffed
- scolded
- scorned
- scratched
- shamed
- shunned
- slighted
- slurred
- snobbed
- swanked
- upstaged
- acting cool
- boycotting
- brushing off
- burring
- censuring
- chilling
- cooling
- cutting
- cutting dead
- disdaining
- disregarding
- ducking
- giving the brush
- humbling
- humiliating
- ice out
- icing
- ignoring
- looking coldly upon
- looking right through
- mortifying
- neglecting
- not giving time of day
- offending
- ostracizing
- passing up
- putting down
- putting the chill on
- rebuffing
- scolding
- scorning
- scratching
- shaming
- shunning
- slighting
- slurring
- snobbing
- swanking
- upstaging
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