Synonyms of mortified

Verb


1. mortify, mortify, subdue, crucify, discipline, train, check, condition

usage: practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

2. mortify, subdue, crucify, control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate

usage: hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"

3. humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase, hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite

usage: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

4. necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate, waste, rot

usage: undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"

Adjective


1. gangrenous, mortified, unhealthy (vs. healthy)

usage: suffering from tissue death

2. embarrassed, humiliated, mortified, ashamed(predicate) (vs. unashamed)

usage: 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"

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