mortified
ˈmɔrtɪˌfaɪd
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Definition of mortified - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
emotionalfeeling extremely embarrassed or ashamed
  • She was mortified when she tripped on stage.
ashamed embarrassed humiliated
2.
medicalTECH.suffering from tissue deathTECH.
  • The mortified tissue required immediate medical attention.
dead gangrenous necrotic
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Origin of mortified

Latin, mortificare (to kill)

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emotionally impactful
causing someone to feel mortified or humiliated
diev.
emotion
be mortified or shocked by a situation

Examples of mortified in a sentence

  • They were mortified to find their names on the list.
  • Doctors examined the mortified area closely.
  • The mortified limb showed signs of infection.

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  1. French:mortifié, nécrosé, ...
  2. German:beschämt, abgestorben, ...
  3. Italian:mortificato, necrotico, ...
  4. Spanish:mortificado, necrosado, ...
  5. Portuguese:mortificado, necrosado, ...
  6. Chinese:尴尬的, 坏死的, ...
  7. Japanese:恥ずかしい, 壊死した, ...
  8. Arabic:مُحْرَج جِدًا, نَخْرِي, ...
  9. Hebrew:נָבוֹךְ עַד עִמְקֵי נִשְׁמָתוֹ, נִמְקִי, ...
  10. Russian:подавленный, некротический, ...
  11. Ukrainian:засоромлений, некротизований, ...
  12. Hindi:शर्मिंदा, मृत ऊतक, ...
mortify
ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ
mortifies

Definition of mortify - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

1.
embarrassmenttr.Rareembarrass or cause to feel shametr.Rare
  • Her mistake in public mortified her.
abash humiliate
2.
self-disciplinetr./intr.RareUKpractice self-denial and control desirestr./intr.RareUK
  • He mortified his appetite by fasting.
control discipline restrain
3.
medicalintr.TECH.undergo tissue death or become gangrenousintr.TECH.
  • The wound began to mortify after infection.
gangrene necrose
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subdue bodily desires for spiritual reasons
Monks often mortify the flesh through fasting.

Origin of mortify

Latin, mortificare (to kill)

Examples of mortify in a sentence

  • The revelation of his secret mortified him.
  • She mortified her desires through meditation.
  • They mortified their cravings by abstaining.
  • The tissue began to mortify due to lack of blood flow.
  • Doctors were concerned the limb might mortify.

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  1. French:mortifier, réprimer, ...
  2. German:beschämen, zügeln, ...
  3. Italian:mortificare, controllare, ...
  4. Spanish:mortificar, disciplinarse, ...
  5. Portuguese:mortificar, abnegar, ...
  6. Chinese:尴尬, 克制, ...
  7. Japanese:恥ずかしい思いにさせる, 抑える, ...
  8. Arabic:أَحْرَجَ, قَمَعَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְהַבִּיךְ, לְהִתְעַנּוֹת, ...
  10. Russian:смущать, умерять, ...
  11. Ukrainian:засоромити, стримувати, ...
  12. Hindi:शर्मिंदा करना, संयमित करना, ...

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