MORTIFY Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

mortify

verb

ˈmȯr-tə-ˌfī

Definition of mortify next

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 The graduation ceremony and the reception afterward are cute and heartwarming for the grown-ups, bittersweet and mortifying for the kids, who skive off to smoke some of Ed’s high-test weed and have a little Texas Forever moment, toasting their enduring friendships. —

Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 27 Mar. 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 See All Example Sentences for mortify

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Then to Sydney Harbour, the very scene of that embarrassing capsize exactly a year earlier, and the Americans won the event outright for a first win since October 2023.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Some fans weighed in on his outfit choice on social media, sparking conversations about if the actor might have embarrassed his wife.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 27 May 2026