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   mortify

   /ˈmɔːtɪfʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. cause (someone) to feel very embarrassed or ashamed: "he was suitably mortified by his own idiocy" Similar embarrasshumiliatechagrinshamediscomfitabashhorrifyappalcrushOpposite be pleasedbe proud
   • 2. subdue (the body or its needs and desires) by self-denial or discipline: "they wish to return to heaven by mortifying the flesh" Similar subduesuppresssubjugatecontrolrestrainget under controldisciplinechastenpunishdenyOpposite indulge
   • 3. (of flesh) be affected by gangrene or necrosis: "the cut in Henry's arm had mortified" Similar become gangrenousfesterputrefygangrenerotdecaydecomposerare:necrosesphacelateOpposite heal

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the senses ‘put to death’, ‘deaden’, and ‘subdue by self-denial’): from Old French mortifier, from ecclesiastical Latin mortificare ‘kill, subdue’, from mors, mort- ‘death’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMORTIFIED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. uk / ˈmɔː.tɪ.faɪd / us / ˈmɔːr.t̬ə.faɪd / Add to word list. very embarrassed: [ + to infinitive ] She was absolutely mortified to hear her son swearing at the teacher. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. ashamed He was ashamed that he had been caught stealing. embarrassed I was too embarrassed to admit I was wrong.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › mortifiedMortified Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of MORTIFIED is feeling or showing strong shame or embarrassment. How to use mortified in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › mortifiedMORTIFIED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Mortified definition: humiliated, ashamed, or deeply embarrassed. See examples of MORTIFIED used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMORTIFY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to cause someone to feel extremely ashamed or embarrassed: He’s mortified by the fact that at 38 he still lives at home with his mother. (Definition of mortify from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of mortify.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMORTIFIED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   having been offended or embarrassed. a demand from our mortified daughter never again to subject her friends to a freak show of such eye-watering crassness. If I reduced someone to tears, I'd be mortified. The rest of us are fairly mortified at jokes made at the bloke's expense. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › mortifiedMortified - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   You're mortified when you're so ashamed or embarrassed that you wish you could just shrivel up and die — kind of like mortified flesh, actually. Though people get embarrassed often, being mortified is a little more rare and a lot more severe.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › mortifiedMortified - definition of mortified by The Free Dictionary

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   To discipline (one's of the body and the appetites) by self-denial or self-inflicted privation, especially for religious reasons. v.intr. 1. To practice mortification of the body and its appetites. 2. To undergo mortification; become gangrenous.