Pronunciations (5)
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/ˈmɔːtɪˌfaɪd/
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/ˈmɔːtəˌfaɪd/
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/ˈmɔɹtəˌfaɪd/
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ˈmɔːtɪˌfaɪd
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- GB
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ˈmɔɹtəˌfaɪd
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- US
Adjective
Acutely embarrassed.
Usage- Informal
Having undergone mortification (discipline of the bodily appetites etc.)
Adjective
suffering from tissue death
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made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
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- Examples
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too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street
humiliated that his wife had to go out to work
More examples (1)
felt mortified by the comparison with her sister