Hyphenation of mortifying
How to hyphenate mortifying
Because it is a word with a single syllable, mortifying is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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- 1
- Characters Count
- 10
- Alpha-numeric Characters Count
- 10
- Hyphens Count
- 0
Definitions of mortifying
mortifying is defined as:
Definition 1 as verb
- verbTo discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.
Example: Some people seek sainthood by mortifying the body.
- verb(usually used passively) To embarrass, to humiliate. To injure one's dignity.
Example: I was so mortified I could have died right there; instead I fainted, but I swore I'd never let that happen to me again.
- verbTo kill.
- verbTo reduce the potency of; to nullify; to deaden, neutralize.
- verbTo kill off (living tissue etc.); to make necrotic.
- verbTo affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress.
- verbTo grant in mortmain.
- verbTo lose vitality.
- verbTo gangrene.
- verbTo be subdued.
Definition 1 as noun
- nounMortification; abstinence
Example: mortifyings of the flesh
Definition 1 as adjective
- adjectiveCausing mortification; extremely embarrassing.
Words nearby mortifying
- mortification
- mortifications
- mortified
- mortifiedly
- mortifiedness
- mortifier
- mortifies
- mortify
- (mortifying)
- mortifyingly
- mortimer
- mortis
- mortise
- mortised
- mortiser
- mortisers
- mortises
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What is hyphenation
Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.
Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.