Vocabulary Entry

mortified

|adjective • verb

adjective

feeling extreme embarrassment or shame.

Example Sentences

"After forgetting her lines on stage, she felt mortified."

"He was mortified when he realized he had been speaking with spinach in his teeth."

"The mortified student tried to hide her face after tripping in front of the class."

verb

Example Sentences

"The teacher mortified the student by calling him out in front of the entire class."

"He didn't mean to mortify his friend with a silly joke during dinner."

"The unexpected comment mortified her, making her blush deeply."