The adjective MORTIFIED has 2 senses:
1. suffering from tissue death
2. made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
2. made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
Familiarity information: MORTIFIED used as an adjective is rare.
MORTIFIED (adjective)
| Sense 1 |
Meaning:
Suffering from tissue death
Synonyms:
gangrenous; mortified
Similar:
unhealthy (not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind)
| Sense 2 |
Meaning:
Made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
Synonyms:
humiliated; mortified; embarrassed
Context examples:
too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on
the street / humiliated that his wife had to go out to work / felt
mortified by the comparison with her sister
Similar:
ashamed (feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse)
