Abject and Mortifying

Abject

Abject adjective - Showing, expressing, or offered in a spirit of humility or unseemly submissiveness.

Mortifying and abject are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mortifying" instead an adjective "Abject".

Nearby Words: abjection, abjectly

Mortifying

Mortifying adjective - Causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation.

Abject and mortifying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abject" instead an adjective "Mortifying".

Nearby Words: mortification, mortify, mortified
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