mortified

adjective
UK: /ˈmɔː.tɪ.faɪd/
US: /ˈmɔːr.t̬ə.faɪd/

  1. Extremely embarrassed or ashamed.

    1. I was mortified when I tripped.
    2. She felt mortified after realizing she'd sent the email to the wrong person.

  2. Made to feel foolish or humiliated.

    1. He was mortified by her words.
    2. The candidate was utterly mortified by the interviewer's pointed questions regarding his past failures.

Synonyms

ashamed abashed embarrassed
mortified verb

  1. Past tense and past participle of mortify: To cause someone to feel extremely embarrassed or ashamed.

    1. She mortified him in public.
    2. He mortified his parents by dropping out of college to become a mime.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "mortified" in English means: Extremely embarrassed or ashamed., Made to feel foolish or humiliated..

The phonetic transcription of "mortified" is /ˈmɔː.tɪ.faɪd/ in British English and /ˈmɔːr.t̬ə.faɪd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "mortified": ashamed, abashed, embarrassed.

Example usage of "mortified": "I was mortified when I tripped.". More examples on the page.