Translations for „mortifying“ in the English » German Dictionary

mor·ti·fy·ing [ˈmɔ:tɪfaɪɪŋ, Am ˈmɔ:rt̬ə-] ADJ

mortifying

demütigend

mortifying

beschämend

I . mor·ti·fy <-ie-> [ˈmɔ:tɪfaɪ, Am ˈmɔ:rt̬ə-] VB trans

1. mortify usu passive:

to be mortified (be humiliated)

gedemütigt [o. gekränkt] [o. verletzt] sein

to be mortified (be ashamed)

sich acc schämen

to be mortified (be ashamed)

beschämt sein form

to be mortified (be embarrassed)

sich acc ärgern

to be mortified (be embarrassed)

Verdruss empfinden form

2. mortify REL (discipline):

to mortify sth

etw kasteien spec

to mortify sth

etw abtöten

to mortify the flesh

sich acc [o. das Fleisch] kasteien

to mortify passions

Begierden abtöten

3. mortify MED form (cause local death):

to mortify sth tissue

etw absterben lassen [o. brandig machen]

II . mor·ti·fy <-ie-> [ˈmɔ:tɪfaɪ, Am ˈmɔ:rt̬ə-] VB intr

mortify MED form:

mortify of tissue

absterben

mortify of tissue

brandig werden

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The family income did not allow him to occupy a higher rank than that of a sizer, or poor scholar, and this was mortifying to his sensitive mind.

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He was a devout man, who took piety to the extreme of mortifying his own flesh.

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Jen gets her son to play his uncle's favourite sport, but her obnoxious behavior at games only succeeds in mortifying him.

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All of her suggestions are to aid in the process of teasing and mortifying.

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