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MORTIFIED

(adj.sat, adj., verb)

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There are 13 meanings of the word Mortified.

Mortified - as an adjective satellite

Suffering from tissue death

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
gangrenous12

Made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride

Example: "Too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
embarrassed16humiliated16

Mortified - as an adjective

Acutely embarrassed.

Mortified - as a verb

To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.

Example: "Some people seek sainthood by mortifying the body."

(usually used passively) to embarrass, to humiliate. to injure one's dignity.

Example: "I was so mortified i could have died right there; instead i fainted, but i swore i'd never let that happen to me again."

To kill.

To reduce the potency of; to nullify; to deaden, neutralize.

To kill off (living tissue etc.); to make necrotic.

To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress.

To grant in mortmain.

To lose vitality.

To gangrene.

To be subdued.

Example Sentences

"I was mortified when I realized I had forgotten my lines on stage."
"She was mortified when she accidentally spilled coffee all over her boss's important documents."
"He was mortified to discover that his fly had been open all day."
"The student was mortified when her paper was returned with a failing grade."
"They were mortified by the embarrassing photos that resurfaced from their high school years."
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Word Game Points

Is MORTIFIED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, mortified is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

MORTIFIED has a SCRABBLE points total of 15.

Is MORTIFIED a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, mortified is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
MORTIFIED has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 16.

Is MORTIFIED a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, mortified is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
MORTIFIED has a WORDFEUD points total of 15.

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