Synonyms

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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She was more mortified than hurt, she said, and back at work the next day.

From The Wall Street Journal

I’m mortified, but that part of me is in another state where I can’t even care.

From Literature

She previously told the hearing she was "mortified" at seeing footage of herself on CCTV, and remembered little of what happened at the party on 29 March 2024.

From BBC

When I saw the now-departing chairman on the evening of the Budget last week, he was clearly mortified by the responsibility of his organisation for the early release of Budget information.

From BBC

At the time, Mr Hughes said he was "personally mortified" by the mistake and acknowledged the "deep disruption" it caused.

From BBC

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