Mortify and Reassure

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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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Reassure is an antonym for mortify.

Reassure verb - To ease the grief or distress of.

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Mortify is an antonym for reassure.

mortify mother

reassure mother

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Reassure and Mortify. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mortify/reassure

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