as in to embarrass
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
was mortified by her children's atrocious manners
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Recent Examples of mortify
Ram-woo, played by Gong Myeong (Lovers of the Red Sky, Be Melodramatic), is mortified by her behavior but also intrigued.
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Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In a TikTok video that has since gone viral, the peripatetic music teacher recounted her mortifying experience.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
As a medical community, we are mortified by this unjust attack on the health of all peoples in our nation.
—Kristin Brownell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
Earlier in the season, he became mortified after watching the teens eat the previously deceased Jackie (Ella Purnell).
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In a TikTok video that has since gone viral, the peripatetic music teacher recounted her mortifying experience.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
As a medical community, we are mortified by this unjust attack on the health of all peoples in our nation.
—Kristin Brownell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
Earlier in the season, he became mortified after watching the teens eat the previously deceased Jackie (Ella Purnell).
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortify
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The goal isn’t to embarrass or dominate the other person.—
John Bowe,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
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This is not Carey's first time embarrassing her children.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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All of the footage from The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon makes the show-within-a-show look silly, which the series confuses with humorousness.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
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While no one should ever have confused the entertainment business with a warm binkie, the institutions themselves are in the new and awkward spot of having to justify their existence.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
12 May 2025
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“Mortify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortify. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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