mortifying
adjective
1. causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation
- it was mortifying to know he had heard every word
Similar word(s): unpleasant, embarrassing
2. causing awareness of your shortcomings
Similar word(s): undignified, demeaning, humbling, humiliating
noun
1. mortification; abstinence
- mortifyings of the flesh
verb
1. present participle of mortify