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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
Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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
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
Judy Berman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
When friends from college visited me back home in Brooklyn, I was mortified about everything.
—Lloyd Blankfein, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
They are mortified by the emails their mother has sent to Epstein.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
To know the tragedy of this and to know the kind of character that Gus had, he'd be mortified to know that these lives were all lost.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Outside, Ji Seon sits mortified while Yong Woo offers her water.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
One day after the Cloud 23 hot sauce CEO, 26, shared several detailed Instagram Stories about his fallout with his family, a source tells PEOPLE the couple would be mortified if footage of Victoria, 51, dancing with her son at his and Nicola’s 2022 wedding ever got out.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
She also was mortified and wounded.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Ann Kerr was mortified by the behavior of her 60-year-old coaching son, for the first time in quite a while.
—Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Outside, Ji Seon sits mortified while Yong Woo offers her water.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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
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
Katie becomes a cause célèbre for a younger feminist and is mortified to see her face on T-shirts.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
When friends from college visited me back home in Brooklyn, I was mortified about everything.
—Lloyd Blankfein, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
They are mortified by the emails their mother has sent to Epstein.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
To know the tragedy of this and to know the kind of character that Gus had, he'd be mortified to know that these lives were all lost.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Outside, Ji Seon sits mortified while Yong Woo offers her water.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
One day after the Cloud 23 hot sauce CEO, 26, shared several detailed Instagram Stories about his fallout with his family, a source tells PEOPLE the couple would be mortified if footage of Victoria, 51, dancing with her son at his and Nicola’s 2022 wedding ever got out.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
She also was mortified and wounded.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Ann Kerr was mortified by the behavior of her 60-year-old coaching son, for the first time in quite a while.
—Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortified
Adjective
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The Frogs made enough big shots in the final minutes to prevent another upset.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2026
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However, other kids of the same age range might be more upset by the violence and harsh realities of nature—especially the ruthless and brutal of hierarchy of nature during the dinosaur years.—
Alex Shoemaker,
Parents,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Would the girl with the bright smile have been embarrassed by her love Stitch as a teen?—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Mar. 2026
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The team embarrassed Canada, 5-0, in the preliminary round, and swept the North American neighbor in four straight Olympic tune-ups.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In addition, teens who are dealing with intense emotions that are hard to cope with are often hot-tempered and easily irritated.—
Staff Author,
Parents,
9 Mar. 2026
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If Schaefer is irritated by a mistake made by his players, the suit jacket comes off.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Carlson clearly got confused between the arsonist and the fire brigade.—
Calev Myers,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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They are confused by all the activity.—
Via Chronicle Books,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Dodd is facing charges of first-degree murder, home invasion, armed violence, residential burglary and aggravated stalking, according to Oswego police.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Rodriguez was convicted in 2020 of stalking and aggravated assault.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Buckeyes were flustered at times and committed 15 turnovers on the day.—
Ben Messinger,
Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Why does Self sound flustered with the situation after games, then flustered with the people talking about the situation in between games?—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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More than 60 million travelers pass through its airport each year, yet, historically, few bothered venturing into town unless on their way to a board meeting.—
Diana Hubbell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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If the analytics don’t get you hot and bothered, though, don’t worry, because there are plenty more storylines headed into Sunday’s game.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
25 Jan. 2026
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