mortified

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The attendants of the court were mortified, and began to express their discontent in loud murmurs.

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  1. imp. & p. p. of Mortify.
  2. Deeply embarrased; painfully humiliated.

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  1. made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
  2. suffering from tissue death

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  • Joe was mortified, apologetic, and very angry at both Julie and me. —  The Heathen Housewife
  • But McCarty was mortified, and he "went back later and assured the people he would lift the curse." —  Tucson Weekly
  • And while the bride sat mortified, and the wedding party tittered, and the screams of the star still echoed down Vizcaya's hallowed halls, the DJ calmly stopped the record and allowed the string quartet to play again. —  Miami New Times | Complete Issue
  • The phone's owner was mortified, the audience aghast!
  • I was mortified, afraid that we had alienated one of Hilton Head's most noted artists. —  Island Packet: Home
 

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