MORTIFIED
/ˈmɔːtəˌfaɪd/
15
Scrabble
16
WWF
M(3) O(1) R(1) T(1) I(1) F(4) I(1) E(1) D(2)
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Definition
/ˈmɔːtəˌfaɪd/
adjective
- Acutely embarrassed.
verb
- To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.“Some people seek sainthood by mortifying the body.”
- (usually used passively) To embarrass, to humiliate. To injure one's dignity.“I was so mortified I could have died right there; instead I fainted, but I swore I'd never let that happen to me again.”
- To kill.
Source: Wiktionary
