Word: mortifying
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: mor
ti
fy
ing
Definition: Causing mortification; extremely embarrassing.
Morphemes:
Affix: mortify
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To embarrass, to humiliate. To injure one's dignity.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mors
Language: la
Decoded: mors
Meaning: death
Affix: -ficō
Language: la
Decoded: -fico
Meaning: -fy
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.