mortify

Universal Words verb (mortifies, mortifying, mortified, mortified) [usuallypassive] to make sb feel very ashamed or embarrassed: [VNtoinf] She was mortified to realize he had heard every word she said. [also VN, VNthat] mortification noun [U]: Imagine my mortification when I found out. mortifying adjective: How mortifying to have to apologize to him!