 mortified |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] (medicine) suffering from tissue death | |
| Synonyms: | gangrenous | |
| Related terms: | unhealthy | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride | |
| Synonyms: | humiliated embarrassed | |
| Examples: | "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 |
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| Related terms: | ashamed | |
| Similar spelling: |
mortify mortifying |
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