(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!
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is mortify a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, mortify is tagged as verb.
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