Cheer and Mortify

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Cheer verb - To declare enthusiastic approval of.

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Mortify is an antonym for cheer.

Mortify verb - To throw into a state of self-conscious distress.

Usage example: was mortified by her children's atrocious manners

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Cheer is an antonym for mortify.

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