mortified

American

[mawr-tuh-fahyd] / ˈmɔr təˌfaɪd /

adjective

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.
Pathology. affected with gangrene or necrosis.

The removal of mortified tissue from wounds enables faster healing.

verb

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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Radford was mortified, feeling like his preferences were being used in a proxy war between senior executives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The movie flopped and Perrine was so mortified by the film’s poor reception that she moved to Europe.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

"They were absolutely fantastic but I was mortified."

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Davidson, an executive producer of the film, left midway through the ceremony and said in a statement he was “deeply mortified if anyone considers my involuntary tics to be intentional or to carry any meaning.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

If their families were nearby, the child would invariably be shooed away by a mortified parent, and the interaction would be over.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

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