Difference between Mortifying and Embarrassing

What is the difference between Mortifying and Embarrassing?

Mortifying as a verb is to discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on. while Embarrassing as a verb is to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash

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.

Embarrassing

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The action of the verb to embarrass.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: causing embarrassment; makes you feel shy or ashamed; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable self-consciousness

Example sentence: I may have the 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn' soundtrack, which I've been told is embarrassing, but come on, there are some good songs on there.

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

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