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v. Present participle of mortify.

adj. Causing mortification; extremely embarrassing.

adj. Tending to mortify; affected by, or having symptoms of, mortification

adj. Subduing the appetites, desires, etc..

adj. Tending to humble or abase; humiliating.

adj. causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation

adj. causing awareness of your shortcomings

"[13] I passed thro that city & should like to see his hymn upon the occasion & if there be any good in it, put it in a note. how mortifying is this confinement of yours — I had planned so many pleasant walks to be made so much more pleasant by conversation. for I have much to tell thee. much to say of the odd things we saw upon our journey Much of the dirt & vermin that annoyd us."

unpleasant    undignified   

humiliating   

mortify   

boo-boo    crushworthy    thorn-crowned    long-remembered    fistic