What does "mortifying" mean?
Mortifying: Subduing the appetites, desires, etc.; as, mortifying penances.
Additional senses
- 2.Tending to humble or abase; humiliating; as, a mortifying repulse.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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