Mortifying /(?)/

Mor·ti·fy·ing

Mortifying

a.
  1. Tending to mortify; affected by, or having symptoms of, mortification; as, a mortifying wound; mortifying flesh.
  2. Subduing the appetites, desires, etc.; as, mortifying penances.
  3. Tending to humble or abase; humiliating; as, a mortifying repulse.