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  • 1mortified — adj. embarrassed 1) deeply mortified 2) mortified to + inf. (I was mortified to learn that my account was overdrawn) 3) mortified that + clause (we were mortified that our manuscript was rejected) * * * [ embarrassed ] deeply mortified mortified… …

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  • 2Mortified — Mortify Mor ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mortified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mortifying}.] [OE. mortifien, F. mortifier, fr. L. mortificare; L. mors, mortis, death + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Mortal}, and { fy}.] 1. To destroy the organic texture… …

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  • 3mortified — mor|ti|fied [ˈmo:tıfaıd US ˈmo:r ] adj extremely offended, ashamed, or embarrassed mortified to hear/find etc ▪ Nora was mortified to discover that her daughter had been out drinking. >mortification [ˌmo:tıfıˈkeıʃən US ˌmo:r ] n [U] …

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  • 4Mortified — Created by Angela Webber Starring Marny Kennedy Nicolas Dunn Maia Mitchell …

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  • 5suffered humiliation — was embarrassed, was mortified …

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  • 6ashamed — ashamed, mortified, chagrined mean acutely or manifestly conscious of embarrassment and humiliation. One is ashamed whose embarrassment and humiliation are mixed sometimes with a sense of guilt and always with the awareness of being discredited… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 7Mortify — Mor ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mortified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mortifying}.] [OE. mortifien, F. mortifier, fr. L. mortificare; L. mors, mortis, death + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Mortal}, and { fy}.] 1. To destroy the organic texture and vital …

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  • 8Mortifying — Mortify Mor ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mortified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mortifying}.] [OE. mortifien, F. mortifier, fr. L. mortificare; L. mors, mortis, death + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Mortal}, and { fy}.] 1. To destroy the organic texture… …

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  • 9ashamed — ashamedly /euh shay mid lee/, adv. ashamedness, n. /euh shaymd /, adj. 1. feeling shame; distressed or embarrassed by feelings of guilt, foolishness, or disgrace: He felt ashamed for having spoken so cruelly. 2. unwilling or restrained because of …

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  • 10a|sham´ed|ness — a|shamed «uh SHAYMD», adjective. 1. feeling shame; disturbed or uncomfortable because one has done something wrong, improper, or silly; feeling embarrassed or disgraced: » I was ashamed when I cried at the movies. The poor girl was ashamed of her …

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