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  • 11mortified — 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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  • 12mortified — [[t]mɔ͟ː(r)tɪfaɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you say that someone is mortified, you mean that they feel extremely offended, ashamed, or embarrassed. If I reduced somebody to tears I d be mortified. Syn: horrified …

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  • 13mortified — UK [ˈmɔː(r)tɪfaɪd] / US [ˈmɔrtəˌfaɪd] adjective feeling extremely embarrassed or ashamed Derived word: mortify UK / US verb transitive Word forms mortify : present tense I/you/we/they mortify he/she/it mortifies present participle mortifying past …

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  • 14mortified — adjective 1. made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street humiliated that his wife had to go out to work felt mortified by the comparison with her sister • Syn:… …

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  • 15mortified — mor·ti·fied mȯrt ə .fīd adj GANGRENOUS …

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  • 16mortified — Synonyms and related words: abashed, afflicted, agitated, annoyed, ascetic, ashamed, astringent, austere, bad, beset, blushing, bothered, cankered, carious, cast down, chagrined, chapfallen, confused, contaminated, corrupt, crestfallen, crushed,… …

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  • 17mortified — I Everyday English Slang in Ireland (a) embarassed, usually said by your ma II Irish Slang embarrassed …

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  • 18mortified — mor|ti|fied [ mɔrtə,faıd ] adjective feeling extremely embarrassed or ashamed ╾ mor|ti|fy verb transitive …

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  • 19mortified — mÉ”rtɪfaɪd / mɔː adj. ashamed, humiliated mor·ti·fy || mÉ”rtɪfaɪ / mɔː v. shame, humiliate; get gangrene; suppress fleshly desires for spiritual discipline …

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  • 20mortified — adj 1. humiliated, humbled, meek ened, made to die a thousand deaths, made to eat humble pie; shamed, disgraced, dishonored, reproached; discredited, disfavored, Sl. in the doghouse; debased, degraded, abased, vitiated. 2. belittled, disparaged,… …

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