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unmortified

unmortified

7.9
Feeling no embarrassment or shame in a situation
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈmɔrtɪfaɪd/
translation icon : desinhibido
  • Even after the awkward silence, they remained unmortified and kept talking.

Examples

  • She was unmortified by the criticism and continued with her presentation.

  • She remained unmortified after her embarrassing fall.

  • Despite the mistake, he appeared completely unmortified in front of the audience.

  • Despite the awkward situation, he felt unmortified.

  • He remained unmortified after spilling coffee on his shirt during the meeting.

  • Despite the embarrassing situation, she felt unmortified and continued to laugh.

  • His unmortified attitude at the awkward comment surprised everyone in the room.

Synonyms

unabashed
vsunmortified
13 7.0

Not embarrassed about what you say or do

is not embarrassed even when others expect shame
unashamed
vsunmortified
6 4.6

Not sorry or embarrassed about what you do

is not embarrassed in situations that normally cause shame
unembarrassed
vsunmortified
1 5.0

Not feeling shy or awkward and acting calm and confident

is not embarrassed when embarrassment would usually occur
unblushing
vsunmortified
8.0

Not feeling or showing shame about something you do

is not embarrassed but not necessarily shameless

Antonyms

10 4.9

Feeling very embarrassed and ashamed

How Embarrassed

mortified
10 4.9
embarrassed
145 1.1
unmortified
7.9
composed
1 4.3

Surface Forms

unmortified positive

Morphology

unmortified = mortified (transparent) = un + mortify + ed

Negation by 'un-' is regular and 'mortified' meaning 'embarrassed' is a common, recoverable sense.

Etymology

Unmortified comes from un- 'not' plus mortify, with the root mort meaning 'death'; long ago to 'mortify' someone was to 'kill' their pride and make them feel shame. So unmortified means 'not embarrassed' or 'not made to feel ashamed'.