Synonyms of mortifying

mortifying 1 of 2

adjective

as in humiliating

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humiliating
• humbling
• degrading
• demeaning
• unsettling
• unpleasant
• debasing
• impossible
• difficult
• embarrassing
• troublesome
• disagreeable
• intolerable
• inconvenient
• confusing
• unwieldy
• disconcerting
• uncomfortable
• disturbing
• discomfiting
• flustering
• awkward

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• convenient
• comfortable
• agreeable
• pleasing

mortifying

2 of 2

verb

present participle of mortify

as in embarrassing

to throw into a state of self-conscious distress

was mortified by her children's atrocious manners

Synonyms & Similar Words

• embarrassing
• confusing
• flustering
• disconcerting
• rattling
• disturbing
• bothering
• discomfiting
• upsetting
• humiliating
• distressing
• unsettling
• discountenancing
• confounding
• abashing
• nonplusing
• disquieting
• nonplussing
• discomforting
• fazing
• perturbing
• dismaying
• humbling
• shaming
• unhinging
• agitating
• degrading
• debasing
• demeaning
• putting off
• discomposing
• chagrining
• putting out
• queering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• comforting
• relieving
• consoling
• soothing
• calming
• encouraging
• cheering
• reassuring
• assuring
• heartening
• emboldening
• buoying