mortified
10
4.9
- adjective
- /ˈmɔrtɪˌfaɪd/
:
avergonzado
- She was mortified to learn that everyone had seen her embarrassing mistake.
- so mortified
- absolutely mortified
- totally mortified
And so I'm laying there mortified because my class, no one else ran.
- And so I'm laying there mortified because my class, no one else ran.
- This is even old school Republicans would be mortified at this.
- Again, if that's red, I'm going to be mortified.
- My mom, the social butterfly is mortified that we're having a public dispute.
- And I was mortified at this video that I'm about to play for you.
- When Cope's mentor sided with Marsh, Cope was mortified.
- And I remember this picture being, like, shown of me, and I was mortified.
- I was so absolutely mortified that I basically told the nearest and dearest to me.
- And Andrew was like like went home like nearly in tears and he was mortified.
Examples
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Oh, Mr. Mason, if you only knew how mortified I was.
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I'm completely mortified.
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And they in that moment were mortified because just because they got me wrong.
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The audience was mortified and that Lady was standing there.
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I hope you know how mortified I am by my behavior.
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I was too mortified to defend myself.
Fiction book (1990) -
I'm mortified now to realize how obvious I was and how I appeared to people.
Blog text (12) -
Sarah stands there, furious and mortified.
Fiction book (1990) -
At one time, I was proud to be from Detroit; now I'm mortified.
Blog text (27) -
Poor Philippa looked mortified, and I was sorry about that because she'd always been so sweet to me.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
504
1.0
Feeling embarrassed and guilty about something you did or failed to do
145
1.1
Feeling awkward, shy, or ashamed because of something you did
1
3.7
Feeling ashamed and embarrassed because people laugh at you
1
8.4
Feeling upset and embarrassed after failing or being corrected in front of others
1
7.2
Feeling embarrassed and awkward after making a mistake or being corrected
1
6.5
Feeling or showing shame and embarrassment
1
4.4
Feeling guilty and embarrassed after doing something wrong or being caught
Antonyms
How Embarrassed
10
4.9
- Offensive
1
3.7
504
1.0
145
1.1
713
1.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word mortified also comes from the root mort meaning 'death'. A helpful image is that your pride feels 'dead' after a great shame, which is why mortified now means 'extremely embarrassed'.