mortify
verb (used with object)
to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect.
have mortified
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present perfectof mortify.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The awkward silence afterwards would once have mortified her, but not any more.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2024
I was sure my mother would have mortified me with at least one phone call to my date's parents, but my dad just … trusted me.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2021
So Mr. Nichols, who notes that he is “not a filmmaker who wants to operate in obscurity,” and his cast have been busy selling the film in a way that might have mortified the Lovings.
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2016
There is no single skeleton key that unlocks all the mysteries and miseries that have mortified Washington’s NFL team for the last 15 seasons.
From Washington Post
We have had rival routs, rival concerts, rival galas, rival theatres: she has cost me more than she's worth; but then I certainly have mortified her once a month at least.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 03 by Maria Edgeworth
