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adjective

Definition of mortifiednext
as in upset

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verb

past tense of mortify
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
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 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 Dakota Johnson was a bit mortified after meeting Barack Obama thanks for her mom Melanie Griffith. — Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Verb
The episode concludes with Rhaenyra looking completely mortified at the idea of having to explain to Alicent what happened, since Alicent had set Rhaenyra up to take King’s Landing and thus the Iron Throne from Alicent’s son, Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) — but hadn’t expected this. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 June 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortified
  1. upset
  2. embarrassed
  3. irritated
  4. confused
  5. aggravated
  6. flustered
  7. bothered
  8. nervous
Adjective
  • Baltimore City's latest crackdown on dirt bikes has some riders upset and asking for the mayor and police commissioner to meet with them.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 29 July 2026
  • The day nurse is 100 percent correct that Catherine is crashing there, but no one really seems too upset about it.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 28 July 2026
Definition of upset
Verb
  • One month later, Europe embarrassed the United States on American soil at the Ryder Cup.
    — Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026
  • The suitors embarrassed themselves one by one, until Antinous demanded Penelope simply choose the best of them.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Definition of embarrassed
Adjective
  • Royal biographer Tina Brown went as far as to suggest that Charles is growing increasingly irritated with William.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 27 July 2026
  • Cubital tunnel syndrome occurs when the ulnar nerve, which passes through a tunnel on the inside of the elbow, becomes inflamed, swollen and irritated, Johns Hopkins explains.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026
Definition of irritated
Verb
  • And this isn't even the first time the USC athletic department has gotten its ancient Greek literature confused.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • The Blazers say a handshake agreement with Mayor Keith Wilson, the city and the county was made in March, and are confused why there has been a shift.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of confused
Adjective
  • His son, 16-year-old Colt Gray, pleaded guilty to all 55 counts against him, including murder and aggravated assault.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • State prison records show Milton has previously done years behind bars for burglary, retail theft, drug possession, armed robbery and aggravated battery, among other convictions, stretching back to the late 1990s.
    — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Definition of aggravated
Verb
  • Saliba is rarely flustered, so to see his game affected as much as it was made an impression.
    — Art de Roché, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • The Germans dominated the match after the break but struggled to break down Paraguay’s defense as the South Americans once again assumed the compact defending that had flustered Turkey and Australia in the opening group stage.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
Definition of flustered
Adjective
  • Rumpled lengths ooze insouciance, radiating a can't-be-bothered energy that, for some, is far cooler than even the bounciest blowout.
    — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 4 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of bothered
Adjective
  • If your new pet seems shy, nervous or withdrawn, don't panic.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • In the moments leading up to the big question, Morando was admittedly nervous.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Definition of nervous

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