глагол 1) подавлять (страсти, чувства); умерщвлять (плоть) 2) обижать, унижать, оскорблять Например: The interview turned out to be a mortifying experience. — Беседа оказалась унизительной. Синоним(ы): humble, humiliate, insult, offend 3) [медицина] гангренизироваться, омертветь
verb (-fied; -fying) Etymology: Middle English mortifien, from Anglo-French mortifier, from Late Latin mortificare, from Latin mort-, mors transitive verb 1. obsolete to destroy the strength, vitality, or functioning of 2. to subdue or deaden (as the body or bodily appetites) especially by abstinence or self-inflicted pain or discomfort 3. to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment; shame intransitive verb 1. to practice mortification 2. to become necrotic or gangrenous