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Meanings of mortified in inglés

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
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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 inglés
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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
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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
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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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