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
Everybody was mortified, including Brennan himself.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
But if Stern skewered American celebrity—submitting his subjects to mortifying lines of questioning—Cooper snuggles up to it.
—Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2025
And the teenagers are mortified to learn that they’re trapped in adult bodies—and one of those adults is actually a senior citizen.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
Hogan testified at trial that the video’s release left him mortified.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 24 July 2025
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
But if Stern skewered American celebrity—submitting his subjects to mortifying lines of questioning—Cooper snuggles up to it.
—Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2025
And the teenagers are mortified to learn that they’re trapped in adult bodies—and one of those adults is actually a senior citizen.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
Hogan testified at trial that the video’s release left him mortified.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortify
Verb
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The Bears lost this matchup in embarrassing fashion last year as the Commanders completed a Hail Mary with time expiring.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The games themselves are embarrassing enough to watch.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But too often, this instinct to chase conflict distorts reality and confuses the public.—
Nancy Gibbs,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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This view confuses structure with behavior.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Mortify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortify. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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