embarrassing vs mortifying

embarrassing and mortifying both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
embarrassing	No	Yes	No	No
mortifying	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, embarrassing and mortifying are synonyms defined as:

embarrassing and mortifying: causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation

embarrassing (adjective)	mortifying (adjective)
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment	causing awareness of your shortcomings
causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation	causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation