Crossword clues for mortified
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
mortified \mor"ti*fied\, a. Deeply embarrased; painfully humiliated.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"deeply humiliated," 1717, past participle adjective from mortify.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: mortify)
WordNet
v. practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh" [syn: subdue, cricify]
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" [syn: humiliate, chagrin, humble, abase]
undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed" [syn: necrose, gangrene, sphacelate]
[also: mortified]
adj. suffering from tissue death [syn: gangrenous]
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: embarrassed, humiliated]
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Wikipedia
Mortified is an Australian children's television series, co-produced by the Australian Children's Television Foundation and Enjoy Entertainment for the Nine Network Australia, Disney Australia and the BBC. The series premiered on 30 June 2006 and ended on 11 April 2007 with two seasons and a total of 26 episodes. Currently, re-runs air on both ABC and the Disney Channel, in the U.S. on Starz Kids and Family, and in the UK on Pop Girl.
Usage examples of "mortified".
Poor creature, she is so much mortified she dare hardly speak above a whisper!
But James was indignant at the base proposal, and felt mortified and vexed when obliged to concede in part, and to make conditions which he thought hard with his guest.
I was coaxing it out of the water, splashed back into it, and when I think of the incident I feel mortified at the loss even now.
A shower of pamphlets appealed against him, and the city of London, where his influence had recently reigned paramount, mortified him, by declining repeated proposals of presenting him with an address on his appointment.
On this occasion Pitt was mortified by the opposition of his friend Wilberforce, who objected that the obvious tendency of the address was to pledge the house to a prosecution of the war till there should be a counter revolution in France.
During his pursuit of the French army, Lord Wellington was mortified by the intelligence that Soult had captured Badajoz.
Jared in a funny way, as if she was perhaps a bit mortified, but far more amused to have been swung so violently into him.
When Teekleman hears it told he makes a great pretence of laughing and being seen to be a good fellow who can take a joke, but later relays the remark to Hinetitama who finds herself completely mortified and humiliated.
Seeing an adult humiliated like that mortified me so much that for a couple of weeks I walked three blocks to shop at a different cornerstore so as to avoid having to look Mr Kane in the face after having witnessed his humiliation.
He yanked the dress down one of her shoulders, exposing her chest and one of her budding breasts, and Sarah screamed again, mortified, wriggling with more strength than she knew she had.
But the little girls tried him with all they Possessed, and he was mortified to find how ignorant he was.
The more he thought about it, the more mortified he became, and the more furious.
She felt color rush to her cheeks, and stood rooted to the spot, held by mortified anger.
Brandy would be there, of course, and he determined that he must speak to her, if for naught else to assure himself that she was not mortified by her behavior.
That Miss Trammerley would have been mortified and berated me for my carelessness?