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mortified

American  
[mawr-tuh-fahyd] / ˈmɔr təˌfaɪd /

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

Etymology

Origin of mortified

mortify ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )

Example Sentences

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In a statement on Monday, Davidson said he was "deeply mortified if anyone considers my involuntary tics to be intentional or to carry any meaning".

From BBC

He said on Monday that he was "deeply mortified if anyone considers my involuntary tics to be intentional or to carry any meaning".

From BBC

He was mortified minutes later when the prime minister of the day called on her to answer the first question during the meeting.

From BBC

“I was mortified. I haven’t seen a crash like that maybe ever,” Bower said.

From The Wall Street Journal

But then she saw the footage for herself and was mortified.

From BBC

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