mortified

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UK/ˈmɔːtɪˌfaɪd/UK/ˈmɔːtəˌfaɪd/US/ˈmɔɹtəˌfaɪd/

adjective

Acutely embarrassed.

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gangrenousunhealthyembarrassedhumiliatedashamed
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of mortify
adjectivemortified (comparative more mortified, superlative most mortified)

comparative more mortified · superlative most mortified

  1. informalAcutely embarrassed.
  2. Having undergone mortification (discipline of the bodily appetites etc.)

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivesuffering from tissue death

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gangrenousunhealthy

adjectivemade to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride

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embarrassedhumiliatedashamed
Also see
abashedafraidashamedembarrassedgangrenousgruesomehumiliatedscared shitlesstimorous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

mortified. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mortified

MLA

“mortified.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mortified. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mortified,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mortified.

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