Difference between Humiliating and Mortifying

What is the difference between Humiliating and Mortifying?

Humiliating as a verb is to injure the dignity and self-respect of. while Mortifying as a verb is to discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.

Humiliating

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To injure the dignity and self-respect of.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Liable to humiliate, degrade, shame or embarrass someone.

Example sentence: Once you start crossing over and displaying feminine ways, you're a target. It's sad, it's humiliating, and it's confusing.

Mortifying

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Causing mortification; extremely embarrassing.

We hope you now know whether to use Humiliating or Mortifying in your sentence.

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