Mortifier

Part of Speech

verb

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 jemanden in Scham oder Verlegenheit versetzen , 🇪🇸 causar vergüenza o incomodidad a esa persona , 🇮🇹 causare vergogna o imbarazzo a quella persona , 🇵🇹 causar vergonha ou constrangimento a alguém , 🇨🇳 使某人感到羞愧或尴尬 , 🇯🇵 その人を恥ずかしめる。 , 🇰🇷 그 사람에게 수치심이나 당황을 유발하다 , 🇸🇦 يُسبب للشخص عاراً أو إحراجاً. , 🇮🇳 उस व्यक्ति को शर्मिंदा करना

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Etymology

The French verb **mortifier** comes directly from the Late Latin *mortificāre*, “to cause to die, to put to death.” This Latin verb is formed from *mors, mortis* (“death”) plus the suffix *‑ficāre* (“to make”). In Old French the word meant “to put to death or punish severely,” and by the 16th century it acquired the figurative sense “to humiliate or shame.”

Synonyms

humilier déshonorer démoraliser mettre à nu abîmer l'image ternir la réputation embarrasser

Antonyms

complimenter encourager féliciter valoriser réconforter