mortify
verb (used with object)
to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect.
Example Sentences
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Imagine how mortifying it would be if anyone ever read your diary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
One particularly mortifying episode from the past haunts Hally.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
She said that as a dyscalculic student that was a "really humiliating and mortifying experience".
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
And then enough time passed that it began to feel slightly mortifying to say, “Hi, I realize I should have introduced myself years ago, but here I am!”
From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2026
Godly glamour moms who invited your friends over for tea and guy talk—that was just mortifying.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
