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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
Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2026
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
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
Clare Amari, New York Times, 27 May 2026
This time round, Starr’s mortified co-stars included Yul Brynner, who made an uncredited appearance as a transvestite cabaret singer.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2026
Substitute in those that reverberate deeply with you, those you would be mortified to let down and elated to make proud.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
He would’ve been mortified to see that kind of tacky scandal on what was a family show.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
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
Adjective
This time round, Starr’s mortified co-stars included Yul Brynner, who made an uncredited appearance as a transvestite cabaret singer.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2026
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
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
But she was mortified when a crime website posted her mug shot.
—Clare Amari, New York Times, 27 May 2026
This time round, Starr’s mortified co-stars included Yul Brynner, who made an uncredited appearance as a transvestite cabaret singer.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2026
Substitute in those that reverberate deeply with you, those you would be mortified to let down and elated to make proud.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
He would’ve been mortified to see that kind of tacky scandal on what was a family show.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortified
Adjective
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Scotland may have lost 0-1 to Morocco in a World Cup match at Boston Stadium on Friday, but the thing the Tartan Army was most upset about?—
Penny Kmitt,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Katie Wilson won an upset victory to lead Seattle last fall.—
Matt Brown,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
Verb
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The case has generated intense international attention because of Hoiby's connection to the royal family, who have been embarrassed by it.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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But Americans don’t want to see the home team embarrassed.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
Adjective
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On Friday, a cloud of irritated bees swarmed the linden’s trunk about 20 feet up, where wind from strong storms the night before had snapped it.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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Azaria was not the only one irritated at Swift’s Game 4 courtside presence.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
Verb
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It's called cognitive empathy, not to be confused with emotional empathy.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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So The Listeners — not to be confused with 2022’s The Listener starring Tessa Thompson and you in a voice role — is just now reaching the States.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2026
Adjective
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The individuals have been charged with one or a combination of offenses including simple assault, conspiracy, theft, failure to disperse, disorderly conduct, aggravated assault, riot and others.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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Under federal immigration law, second‑degree bail jumping is classified as an aggravated felony, a designation that generally bars lawful permanent residents from seeking cancellation of removal and most other forms of relief.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Proving he wasn't flustered, Gay judged length well, left the ball well, and picked his shots, especially against dangerous New Zealand quicks Will O'Rourke and Smith.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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On the witness stand, the teenager was reportedly combative and flustered by Jackson’s attorney Tom Mesereau, who attempted to poke holes in Gavin’s testimony and allegedly screamed at the boy throughout.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
3 June 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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Even as Dylan maneuvers weightier situations like romantic rejection, or the uncertainty of a new leadership position, or feeling bothered that a promising student decides to turn her back on poetry, the actress brings a sense of humanity while embracing her character’s flaws.—
Candice Frederick,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi star as childhood pals turned hot and bothered frenemies having quite the torrid love affair as adults in a sumptuous and quite haughty bad romance.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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“Mortified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortified. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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