Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. simple past tense and past participle of mortify.
GNU Webster's 1913
- imp. & p. p. of mortify.
- adj. Deeply embarrased; painfully humiliated.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
- adj. suffering from tissue death
Examples
“I seem to recall reading that Ravel did something similar on purpose, omitting the composers 'names from a concert program and then sitting in mortified amusement as the pro-Ravel claque unwittingly booed his own piece.”
“The word mortified sounded like you'd gone to granite, like you couldn't move to save your soul.”
Nineteen Minutes
“It is the wisdom of those who desire to have their sin mortified to make a good use of reproaches that come from ill will, and to turn them into reproofs.”
“I have a real regard for him, and was beyond expression mortified to find it, as I thought, so ill bestowed We were both warm, and of course both to blame.”
“mortified" - as emotional memorial services to the dead were held in Whitehaven and”
“Google "mortified" it collected e-mail, URLS, passwords from Wi-Fi networks”
The Washington Post: Group gives Obama administration poor grades on Internet privacy
“And while Google said it was "mortified" by its discovery, apologized again, and announced some measures to beef up privacy awareness within its ranks, the admission could expose the company to greater global scrutiny, fines and potential lawsuits, experts said.”
“Google "mortified" Street View cars collected email, URLs, passwords; new regulatory scrutiny around globe”
“Google "mortified" Street View cars scarfed up e-mails, Web pages, passwords.”
The Washington Post: Update: Google CEO Schmidt says he 'misspoke' on Street View privacy concerns
“Google "mortified" it collected email, URL, password data with Street View cars”
The Washington Post: FTC drops inquiry into Google Street View flap
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milosrdenstvi But family pride
Must be denied
And set aside
And mortified...
-- W.S. Gilbert, The Mikado Aug 20, 2008