mortifying

ˈmɔːtɪfaɪɪŋ
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Translation of mortifying into Hebrew

Adjective

embarrassment

causing great embarrassment, shame, or painful self-awareness
  • It was a mortifying experience for everyone involved.זו הייתה חוויה משפילה לכל המעורבים.
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Synonyms and analogies of mortifying in English

Examples of mortifying in a sentence

  • Losing his lines onstage was mortifying for the actor.
mortify
ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ
mortifiedmortifies
Verb
1.

embarrassment

tr.Rare
embarrass or cause to feel shame
tr.Rare
  • Her mistake in public mortified her.הטעות שלה בפומבי הביכה אותה.
2.

self-discipline

tr./intr.RareUK
practice self-denial and control desires
tr./intr.RareUK
לְהִתְעַנּוֹת לְהִתְנַזֵּר לְהַכְפִּים עַל עַצְמוֹ מוּסָרִיוֹת
  • He mortified his appetite by fasting.הוא התענה על תאבונו בצום.
3.

medical

intr.TECH.
undergo tissue death or become gangrenous
intr.TECH.
לַעֲבוֹר נֶמֶק לְהִתְנַמֵּק
  • The wound began to mortify after infection.הפצע התחיל לעבור נמק לאחר זיהום.

Expressions with mortify: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

לְדַכֵּא אֶת הַגּוּף
Monks often mortify the flesh through fasting.

Translations of "mortifying" in Context ordered by category and frequency

מַשְׁפִּיל - mashepil

He rejected me and it's mortifying enough.

הוא דחה אותי וזה משפיל מספיק.

It was exactly as mortifying as it sounds.

זה היה בדיוק משפיל כמו שזה נשמע.

מֵבִיךְ - mevikhe

Finding out my high school crush saw my awkward dance was mortifying.

לגלות שהתאהבות שלי בתיכון ראתה את הריקוד המוזר שלי היה מביך.

Seeing my childhood photo shared on social media was mortifying beyond words.

לראות את התמונה שלי מהילדות משותפת במדיה החברתית היה מביך בלי מילים.

מִפְגָּע - mifega

You are not in danger of mortifying yourself.

אתה לא בסכנה של מפגע בעצמך.

But that's mortifying.

מטרה זה מפגע.

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mortifying: Examples and translations in context

I see you are mortifying this girl's flesh.

אני רואה שאת משפילה את בשרה של נערה זו.

I think they feel sorry for me, which is just as mortifying.

אני חושבת שהם מרחמים עליי, שזה בדיוק משפיל באותה מידה.

But I think that precisely because of this, his activity is extremely brutal, mortifying.

אבל אני חושב שדווקא בגלל זה, פעילותו היא מאוד אכזרית, משפילה.

It was absolutely, what I call, mortifying.

זה לגמרי היה, מה שאני מכנה, משפיל.

It's about my own friends believing stuff that they hear about me, which is pretty mortifying really.

הוא על החברים הקרובים שלי שמאמינים לדברים שהם שומעים עליי, וזה די משפיל"

It was humiliating and depressing and mortifying, all words, by the way, that I know how to spell!

זה היה משפיל, מדכא ומביך, כולן מילים שאני יודע לאיית, דרך אגב.

The mortifying review online made me reconsider my choices in the project.

הביקורת המביכה אונליין גרמה לי לשקול מחדש את הבחירות שלי בפרויקט.

Seeing my mistake on the big screen was a mortifying experience.

לראות את המשגה שלי על המסך הגדול הייתה חוויה מביכה.

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