mortifying

ˈmɔːtɪfaɪɪŋ
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Translation of mortifying into Russian

Adjective

embarrassment

causing great embarrassment, shame, or painful self-awareness
  • It was a mortifying experience for everyone involved.Это был унизительный опыт для всех участников.
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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
смущать смустить smustit'
  • Her mistake in public mortified her.Её ошибка на публике смутила её.
2.

self-discipline

tr./intr.RareUK
practice self-denial and control desires
tr./intr.RareUK
умерять umeriat'подавлять желания контролировать аппетит
  • He mortified his appetite by fasting.Он умерял свой аппетит постом.
3.

medical

intr.TECH.
undergo tissue death or become gangrenous
intr.TECH.
гнить gnit'некротизироваться
  • The wound began to mortify after infection.Рана начала гнить после инфекции.

Expressions with mortify: examples in English and translations in Russian

умерщвлять плоть
сдерживать телесные желания
Monks often mortify the flesh through fasting.

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

Adjective
унизительныйadj. - unizitel'ny

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

Увидеть своё детское фото в соцсетях было унизительно и не передать словами.

It was exactly as mortifying as it sounds.

Это было также унизительно, как звучит.

неловкаяadj. - nelovkaya

His mortifying blunder left him red-faced in front of his friends.

Его неловкая ошибка оставила его покрасневшим перед друзьями.

Noun
умерщвлениеnn. - umershchvleniye

It wasn't mortifying?

О, ладно, это не было умерщвление?

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mortifying: Examples and translations in context

Caught in a moment of weakness, his letch for the actress was mortifying.

Попав в момент слабости, его влечение к актрисе было унизительным.

The mortifying truth of my failed attempt at cooking was revealed to my guests.

Унизительная правда о моей неудавшейся попытке приготовить еду была раскрыта перед гостями.

That was the most mortifying wine-tasting party of my life.

Это была самая унизительная дегустация вина в моей жизни.

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

Увидеть свою ошибку на большом экране было унизительным опытом.

It's a particularly mortifying page from my journal.

Это одна особенно унизительная страница из моего дневника.

There's nothing more mortifying than returning home alone.

Нет ничего более унизительного, чем вернуться домой одному.

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

Думаю, меня они жалеют, - что так же унизительно.

There'll be some mortifying things.

И в ней много унизительного для меня.

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