What is the meaning of mortified?

verb

adjective

  • Suffering from tissue death.
  • Made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride.
    • usage: "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"
7
 
|15 years ago|888 views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). mortified. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/mortified/definitions/1178705
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "mortified" http://smartdefine.org/mortified/definitions/1178705 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, mortified, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/mortified/definitions/1178705>.
MLAWordNet. "mortified" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/mortified/definitions/1178705>
{ class="autoclick" }next definition (/)