Difference between Embarrassing and Mortifying

EMBARRASSING vs MORTIFYING: NOUN

Causing embarrassment; makes you feel shy or ashamed; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable self-consciousness
Hard to deal with.
Hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
Causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation

Disgraceful, Unfortunate, Galling, Shameful, Scandalous, Shocking, Embarrassment, Humiliating, Hard, Sticky, Difficult, Unenviable, Unpleasant, Awkward, Mortifying

Ghastly, Dreadful, Horrifying, Hideous, Shocking, Scandalous, Discomforting, Mortifyingly, Embarassing, Demeaning, Humbling, Unpleasant, Undignified, Humiliating, Embarrassing

Disgraceful, Unfortunate, Galling, Shameful, Scandalous, Shocking, Embarrassment, Humiliating, Hard, Sticky, Difficult, Unenviable, Unpleasant, Awkward, Mortifying

Ghastly, Dreadful, Horrifying, Hideous, Shocking, Scandalous, Discomforting, Mortifyingly, Embarassing, Demeaning, Humbling, Unpleasant, Undignified, Humiliating, Embarrassing

Then you know how embarrassing it can be.
Treasury, something which is not embarrassing Secrotary Mellon.
Negative humor that involves demeaning or embarrassing students.
Looking back, what was your most embarrassing mod.
Although, some versions were more embarrassing than others.
What was your most embarrassing moment at work?
Many businesses would find the above email embarrassing.
We got funds from the government, and it was an embarrassing situation then and it is embarrassing now.
That situation was as embarrassing to them as I frankly admit the position is embarrassing to us.
Awkward minute quotes about embarrassing, silly and totally embarrassing circumstances.

As an adult, learning a new language is a terrifying and mortifying journey.
Augustine to refer to both mortifying and daily sins.
For one thing, it must have been mortifying enough with the golf club incident.
And they are the most frightening, horrifying, mortifying, horrible things I have experienced.
NOT to do drew from me only a mortifying blank stare.
It requires our Observance of many hard and mortifying Duties.
Whose child has said something mortifying about them in public?
The initial assessment with Nick was a mortifying eye opener.
Sin perpetually stalks him; he must be continually mortifying it.
We know your dark underarms are absolutely mortifying.