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Meanings of mortified in English

Made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride.

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Suffering from tissue death.

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Examples for "embarrassed"
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The appropriate parties, including embarrassed administrators at bluesky.net, have corrected the problem.
Wired
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The pair's actions embarrassed powerful forces within government, intelligence, and corporate Australia.
The Guardian
3
I'd lose a day if I went there,' I said, slightly embarrassed.
The World According to Bob
4
Her choice of words startled and embarrassed Wallander, but he said nothing.
Firewall
5
It embarrassed the Collector; the girl did not so much as wince.
Lady Good-for-Nothing: A Man's Portrait of a Woman
1
Some of it humiliated me; and from some of it I recoiled.
The Legacy of Cain
2
My laughter was suddenly checked; I felt humiliated in that proud presence.
The War Trail: The Hunt of the Wild Horse
3
Mr Barry said he had been humiliated and insulted by the suggestion.
The Irish Times
4
Tragedy, hope, suspense, a happy ending plus a globally humiliated billionaire entrepreneur.
News.com.au
5
The revelation of the moment made her at once triumphant and humiliated.
Northern Lights, Volume 2.
Usage of mortified in English
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The liver was tolerably sound; but the lungs were black and mortified.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
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One said: Melanie contacted me as she was mortified by these claims.
News.com.au
3
The silent Ricardi rose somewhat mortified; the other Ricardi wrung his hands.
Casanova's Homecoming
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It isn't every day I get to witness my best friend mortified.
Midnight caller
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The government was much mortified that the minority was so very considerable.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. / From the Acc...
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She blinked, mortified that she'd left the visual feed on by accident.
Stroke of Enticement
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She is mortified that she might have offended people, Mr Hawkins said.
News.com.au
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I'll say you are mortified at having misjudged him, and deeply sorry.
The lady elizabeth
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Any professional rider would be mortified about coming adrift in such circumstances.
The Guardian
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Alfred was staggered and mortified too: they walked on in silence now.
Hard Cash
11
Gard concluded that the roughness of the Bucher family life mortified her.
Villa Elsa / A Story of German Family Life
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And so he really came back, he was mortified, for one thing.
The new yorker
13
The new girl, mortified and offended, entered her protest in plain words.
"I Say No"
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Beatrice would be mortified; and besides, there was nothing definite to fear.
The Sky Line of Spruce
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At all this I felt mortified, and so called upon my father.
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
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They proved to be in sorry condition, and Theodore was much mortified.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4, March, 1896
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