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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. suffering from tissue death;
[syn: gangrenous, mortified]

2. made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride;
- Example: "too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street"
- Example: "humiliated that his wife had to go out to work"
- Example: "felt mortified by the comparison with her sister"
[syn: embarrassed, humiliated, mortified]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mortify \Mor"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mortified; p. pr. & vb. n. Mortifying.] [OE. mortifien, F. mortifier, fr. L. mortificare; L. mors, mortis, death + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Mortal, and -fy.] 1. To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to produce gangrene in. [1913 Webster] 2. To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to change by chemical action. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Quicksilver is mortified with turpentine. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] He mortified pearls in vinegar. --Hakewill. [1913 Webster] 3. To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring into subjection; to abase; to humble; as, to mortify the flesh. [1913 Webster] With fasting mortified, worn out with tears. --Harte. [1913 Webster] Mortify thy learned lust. --Prior. [1913 Webster] Mortify, therefore, your members which are upon the earth. --Col. iii. 5. [1913 Webster] 4. To affect with vexation, chagrin; to depress. [1913 Webster] The news of the fatal battle of Worcester, which exceedingly mortified our expectations. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster] How often is the ambitious man mortified with the very praises he receives, if they do not rise so high as he thinks they ought! --Addison. [1913 Webster] 5. To humiliate deeply, especially by injuring the pride of; to embarrass painfully; to humble; as, the team was mortified to lose by 45 to 0. [1913 Webster + PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mortified \Mor"ti*fied\, imp. & p. p. of Mortify. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

mortified \mor"ti*fied\, a. Deeply embarrased; painfully humiliated. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

mortified adj 1: suffering from tissue death [syn: gangrenous, mortified] 2: made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride; "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" [syn: embarrassed, humiliated, mortified]