mortified

[mawr-tuh-fahyd]

adjective

1. humiliated, ashamed, or deeply embarrassed.

   Sternly lectured by the principal in front of her friends, my daughter felt suitably mortified and hopefully will never do such a thing again.

2. Pathology.,  affected with gangrene or necrosis.

   The removal of mortified tissue from wounds enables faster healing.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of mortify.

Other Word Forms

• mortifiedly adverb
• unmortified adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mortified¹

mortify ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

We gave in to my husband and allowed pineapple and jalapeños on half although we were mortified.

From Los Angeles Times

"I began ticcing and shouting and I was absolutely mortified," John says.

From BBC

"With police tents all around it, it looked more like a murder scene than the place of safety it had always been for me. I was devastated, mortified, confused and terrified."

From BBC

At first, she says, Salmond had appeared "upset and mortified" and had "effectively admitted the substance of one of the complaints," calling it a "misunderstanding" for which he had apologised.

From BBC

“I mispronounced words in every single read-through, and I was usually mortified,” Holmes said, laughing.

From Los Angeles Times

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