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mortified

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verb

past tense of mortify

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of mortified
Adjective
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 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 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 De Niro had no problem shooting the scene with Ed in a towel, which ends up falling in front of mortified son-in-law Arthur (Rob Riggle). Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortified
Adjective
  • Gannon informed Nolen that Johnson was a little upset with falling into the second round.
    Doug Haller, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • In medical settings, it's used to treat poisoning, overdoses, high cholesterol, hangovers, and upset stomach.
    Ashley Wong, Health, 26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The less time people spend playing creative director, the less time everyone else will spend being irritated.
    Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 15 Apr. 2025
  • If your skin barrier is particularly irritated, this cleansing oil will soothe irritation and redness.
    Rosa Jisoo Pyo, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Many people get confused by these forms which contain code and jargon that rarely offer a clear explanation of anything.
    Steve Weisman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Many were left confused as to how or why the Yankees couldn't have matched that number to bring the Gold Glove first baseman to the Bronx.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • She was also sentenced Jan. 8 to three years in prison on two counts of writing threats to kill or to do bodily injury and one count of aggravated stalking with a credible threat.
    Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Finally, Lowell Police arrested him on June 14, 2024, for aggravated rape of a child and rape of a child with force.
    Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Jaclyn doesn’t understand why Laurie is so bothered, and when Kate takes Jaclyn’s side, Laurie brings up how Jaclyn hit on Kate’s husband Dave at her wedding (!).
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Sam and Ivar couldn’t seem less bothered.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Yep, see how absolutely knackered and completely nonplussed the players are from a totally new angle.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • From the condom in the soup, no, chowder (that’s not how Ina Garten makes her chowder), to the diners’ nonplussed reactions when Yancy tells them all to stop eating, all the food inspector stuff is an absolute hoot.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
Adjective
  • Dellow was nervous about rush hour traffic, but the Uber dropped Nikishin off at 6:45 p.m. at the airport.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • Your younger colleague is nervous about each conversation.
    Jay Sullivan, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Over the last few years, the NYPD has responded to four calls for an emotionally disturbed person involving Brunson showing signs of extreme mental illness, sources said.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Where the ambulances once stood, remnants of vehicles protruded from disturbed ground.
    Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025

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“Mortified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortified. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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