Word Meaning

mortifying definition and meaning

p. pr. & vb. n. of Mortify
a. Tending to mortify; affected by, or having symptoms of, mortification; as, a mortifying wound; mortifying flesh.
a. Subduing the appetites, desires, etc.; as, mortifying penances.
a. Tending to humble or abase; humiliating; as, a mortifying repulse.