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mortified::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | embarrassed, humiliated |
felt mortified by the comparison with her sister.
mortified::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | gangrenous |
Examples of mortified
mortified
The townspeople are mortified, but Lisa continues to get jobs the following day.
From the en.wikipedia.org
We were mortified but the waitress was an American student and was quite unfazed.
From the bbc.co.uk
As his last note faded, her wild clapping caused a mortified gasp of the crowd.
From the delawareonline.com
I'd be mortified to keep trying in front of more than 35,000 people each night.
From the boston.com
As we were boxing up Juanita's possessions, we all felt embarrassed, mortified.
From the washingtonpost.com
Clean freak Jaime is mortified to see clumps of hair in the dilapidated shower.
From the nzherald.co.nz
My dad is still slightly mortified at the the thought, and Mom and I still laugh.
From the washingtonpost.com
The tax dude thanks the good readers for pointing out the error and is mortified.
From the forbes.com
Both men had been mortified by the disastrous circumstances around Linda's death.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
- Hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"
- Humiliate: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
- Necrose: undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"
- (mortifying) embarrassing: causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation; "the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"; "it was mortifying to know he had heard every word"
- (mortifying) demeaning: causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game"
- (mortification) chagrin: strong feelings of embarrassment
- (mortification) necrosis: the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
- (mortification) humiliation: an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another"
