Mortifying

Scrabble:19 ptsWWF:21 pts10 letters
Definition of Mortifying

verb

  1. To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.

    "Some people seek sainthood by mortifying the body."

  2. (usually used passively) To embarrass, to humiliate. To injure one's dignity.

    "I was so mortified I could have died right there; instead I fainted, but I swore I'd never let that happen to me again."

  3. To kill.
  4. To reduce the potency of; to nullify; to deaden, neutralize.
  5. To kill off (living tissue etc.); to make necrotic.

noun

  1. Mortification; abstinence

    "mortifyings of the flesh"

Anagrams of Mortifying

No exact anagrams found for "mortifying". This word has a unique letter combination.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Mortifying"

Mortifying is a 10-letter word that scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Mortifying" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "mortifying" is a high-scoring word.