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as in embarrassed
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
was mortified by her children's atrocious manners
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Recent Examples of mortified
Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Mariah Carey, 56, made a surprise cameo Thursday on her 13-year-old son Moroccan Cannon's live Twitch stream, leaving him hilariously mortified and desperate to get her out of the shot.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Barrymore shouted, giving the camera a mortified look as the audience laughed.
—EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Dakota Johnson was a bit mortified after meeting Barack Obama thanks for her mom Melanie Griffith.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
My daughter was absolutely mortified and just inconsolable.
—Celine Alkhaldi, CNN, 22 Apr. 2023
Humiliating defeat in war often causes the frustrated and mortified aggressor to take out its failure on innocent victims.
—WSJ, 25 Apr. 2022
When Payton turns up to watch a game from the bleachers, a mortified Connor looks away while the rest of the town turns to gawk at the tarnished celebrity in their midst.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 Jan. 2022
This prompts both parents to resort to old spy tactics, resulting in an amusingly messy intervention during which their spontaneous badassery startles their mortified daughter.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Coley Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
There was a period though where I was mortified to walk in a room or be at a party.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
When Gabriel gets his first paycheck, he’s mortified to see the tax and social security deductions.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2025
Mudra complied in an encounter that left her mortified.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
Everybody was mortified, including Brennan himself.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
And the teenagers are mortified to learn that they’re trapped in adult bodies—and one of those adults is actually a senior citizen.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The photo showed a mortified cat with its head tilted back, eyes bulging and mouth open.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Mariah Carey, 56, made a surprise cameo Thursday on her 13-year-old son Moroccan Cannon's live Twitch stream, leaving him hilariously mortified and desperate to get her out of the shot.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Barrymore shouted, giving the camera a mortified look as the audience laughed.
—EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Dakota Johnson was a bit mortified after meeting Barack Obama thanks for her mom Melanie Griffith.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
My daughter was absolutely mortified and just inconsolable.
—Celine Alkhaldi, CNN, 22 Apr. 2023
Humiliating defeat in war often causes the frustrated and mortified aggressor to take out its failure on innocent victims.
—WSJ, 25 Apr. 2022
When Payton turns up to watch a game from the bleachers, a mortified Connor looks away while the rest of the town turns to gawk at the tarnished celebrity in their midst.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 Jan. 2022
This prompts both parents to resort to old spy tactics, resulting in an amusingly messy intervention during which their spontaneous badassery startles their mortified daughter.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
These weird, offensive comms mortified his siblings.
—Coley Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
There was a period though where I was mortified to walk in a room or be at a party.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
When Gabriel gets his first paycheck, he’s mortified to see the tax and social security deductions.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2025
Mudra complied in an encounter that left her mortified.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
Everybody was mortified, including Brennan himself.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
And the teenagers are mortified to learn that they’re trapped in adult bodies—and one of those adults is actually a senior citizen.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortified
Adjective
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Mamdani's win was seen as an upset to the establishment, since the 67-year-old Cuomo is the son of a three-time New York governor and held the position himself for a decade beginning in 2011.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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Boise State fans could have been upset when they were upset at home by Fresno State as their season continued to slide away from them.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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French authorities have arrested several suspects after a frantic manhunt for the men who staged a spectacular daytime heist at the Louvre museum that gripped the world and embarrassed the government in Paris.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Revolution provided a brief scare through a 59th-minute goal from Dor Turgeman, who embarrassed a defender before curling home a spectacular effort, but Inter Miami broke the tie almost immediately after the strike that made the score 2-1.—
Franco Panizo,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Also, steer clear of areas that are red, irritated, sore (from a workout), or that contain stretch marks or tattoos.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
5 Nov. 2025
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Of course, users can still manually turn off their PCs through the regular shutdown button, but the sometimes erratic behavior from the OS has irritated users.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Farmers’ Almanac will be gone for good after its final 2026 edition, not to be confused with The Old Farmer's Almanac, a separate publication.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Blue Origin also launches New Shepard from Texas The New Glenn spacecraft is not to be confused with Blue Origin's much smaller New Shepard rocket that the company launches from West Texas on brief trips taking paying passengers high above Earth's atmosphere.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Robinson faces a top charge of aggravated murder, which carries the potential death penalty.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting and arraigned on Sept. 16 on seven felony charges, including aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, obstruction of justice and witness tampering.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Seattle sacked Lawrence a career-high seven times and flustered him all game.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Cardinals’ defense flustered Miami in a signature 24-21 win.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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So what exactly got the studio so hot and bothered?—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
7 Oct. 2025
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Despite his status as a pop culture icon for close to 50 years now, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic has claimed he’s not terribly bothered about being overlooked by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Mortified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortified. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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