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mortifying
adjective
Causing awareness of your shortcomings
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adjective
Causing awareness of your shortcomings
“Golf is a humbling game”
adjective
Causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation
“The embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles”
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Golf is a humbling game
The embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles
It was mortifying to know he had heard every word
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