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Mortified state
Answer for the clue "Mortified state ", 9 letters:
abashment
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Word definitions for abashment in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n : feeling embarrassed due to modesty [syn: bashfulness ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame. (First attested from 1350 to 1470.) (R:SOED5: page=2)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Abashment \A*bash"ment\ (-ment), n. [Cf. F. ['e]bahissement.] The state of being abashed; confusion from shame. [1913 Webster] ||
Usage examples of abashment.
But a moment later he seemed to see and recognize her abashment, though he could not have known its cause.
She looked sorry for him, but abashment just made her more brusque than before.