mortified

UK /ˈmɔːtɪˌfaɪd/ US /ˈmɔɹtəˌfaɪd/

adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

frank, likely

VERB + MORTIFIED

looks, must've, seemed

MORTIFIED + NOUN

failure, tom

ADV.

absolutely, incessantly

adj

Acutely embarrassed.

Having undergone mortification (discipline of the bodily appetites etc.)

adjective — made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride

adjective — suffering from tissue death

He was mortified at his failure in business.

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She was mortified by his frank remark.

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Tom is mortified.

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Tom looks mortified.

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On Saturday night and all day Sunday, my cell phone rang incessantly, as a mortified Tom tried to apologize.

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I was mortified.

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