be+mortified
101mortify — (v.) late 14c., to kill, from O.Fr. mortefiier destroy, overwhelm, punish, from L.L. mortificare cause death, kill, put to death, lit. make dead, from mortificus producing death, from L. mors (gen. mortis) death (see MORTAL (Cf. mortal) (adj.)) + …
102mortify — [[t]mɔ͟ː(r)tɪfaɪ[/t]] mortifies, mortifying, mortified VERB: no cont If you say that something mortifies you, you mean that it offends or embarrasses you a great deal. [V n] Jane mortified her family by leaving her husband. Syn: horrify …
103mortify — verb (T) 1 be mortified to feel extremely embarrassed or ashamed: She was mortified to think that he had read her diary. 2 mortify the flesh/yourself formal to try to control your natural physical desires and needs by making your body suffer pain …
104mortify — verb 1) I d be mortified if my friends found out Syn: embarrass, humiliate, chagrin, discomfit, shame, abash, horrify, appall 2) he was mortified at being excluded Syn: hurt, wound, affront …
105ashamed — [ə shāmd′] adj. [ME < OE asceamod, pp. of ascamian, to be ashamed < a , A 2 + scamian < scamu, SHAME] 1. feeling shame because something bad, wrong, or foolish was done 2. feeling humiliated or embarrassed, as from a sense of inadequacy… …
106embarrassed — adjective 1. feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self conscious (Freq. 1) felt abashed at the extravagant praise chagrined at the poor sales of his book was embarrassed by her child s tantrums • Syn: ↑abashed, ↑chagrined …
107humiliated — adjective 1. subdued or brought low in condition or status brought low a broken man his broken spirit • Syn: ↑broken, ↑crushed, ↑humbled, ↑low • Similar …
108unmortified — “+ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from un (I) + mortified, past participle of mortifien to mortify more at mortify : not spiritually mortified an undisciplined and unmortified spirit Jeremy Taylor …
109chagrined — adj. feeling vexed, especially due to feeling inferior or unworthy and hence embarrassed; as, chagrined at the poor sales of his book. Syn: embarrassed, mortified. [WordNet 1.5] …
110embarrassed — adj. 1. feeling uneasily or unpleasantly self conscious due to some event or circumstance; as, she was embarrassed by her child s tantrums. Syn: abashed, self conscious. [WordNet 1.5] 2. feeling inferior or unworthy and hence unpleasantly self… …
