mortified
pronunciation
How to pronounce mortified in British English:
UK ['mɔːtɪfaɪd]
How to pronounce mortified in American English:
US
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- Adjective:
- suffering from tissue death
- made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
Word Origin
- mortified (adj.)
- "deeply humiliated," 1717, past participle adjective from mortify.
Example
- 1. They 're mortified , to be sure .
- 2. The teacher was mortified by his inability to answer the question .
- 3. She suddenly felt very mortified .
- 4. I nod and smile and sweat , all the time slightly mortified because I am irish and naked in front of strangers .
- 5. Sarah was mortified because she felt that she was wrong more often than she was right .