mortify
verbHow many syllables in mortify?
There are 3 syllables in the word mortify.How to pronounce mortify:
Definition of mortify:
- mortify (verb):
- to make someone feel ashamed or embarrassed
- to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment shame
Synonyms for mortify:
gangrene
necrose
rot
waste
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- infringement
- fruitfully
- dunedin
- bequeathed
- typify
- feathery
- essayer
- bank discount
- spectators
- rocketed
- reprisal
- narrowly
- detention
- conscienceless
- anaesthesia
- amounted
- beautify
- volcanic
- truancy
- signifies
- relishing
- permeable
- lacuna
- forsaken
- acoustic
- unlikeness
- paralyze
- flabbergast
- beleaguered
- ambulate
- wintertime
- tightening
- sorcerer
- sky-scraping
- overslept
- hygienic
- courtier
- confronted
- confounded
- undesired
- peonies
- favoring
- spiraling
- drunkenly
- depletion
- rancorous
- mishandle
- diwali
- subservient
- malleable
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
Ambisyllabicity occurs when a consonant at the boundary of two syllables belongs to both, as in the word 'happen'.
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