mortified

[ mawr-tuh-fahyd ]

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 ( def ).

Other Words From

• mor·ti·fied·ly [mawr, -t, uh, -fahyd-lee, mawr-t, uh, -, fahy, -id-lee], adverb
• un·mor·ti·fied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mortified¹

mortify ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

From that point Boulter showed tremendous fight to claw back the deficit, but the 28-year-old was then mortified to put a volley into the net at 30-30 in the ninth game.

From BBC

The awkward silence afterwards would once have mortified her, but not any more.

From BBC

He leaves the others stunned and David mortified until the storm cloud passes and he’s his jaunty, loquacious self again.

From Los Angeles Times

Kapadia has apologised, telling BBC News he was "mortified by the hurt and offence" that some of his posts have caused.

From BBC

“I need one of them to get in a wreck! I’m mortified!” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

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