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mortified

/ˈmɔɹtəˌfaɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables
mor-ti-fied
IPA
/ˈmɔɹtəˌfaɪd/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of mortify

adj

Acutely embarrassed.

Informal

adj

Having undergone mortification (discipline of the bodily appetites etc.)

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmɔɹtəˌfaɪd/
  • British English: /ˈmɔːtɪˌfaɪd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more mortified (comparative) most mortified (superlative)

Derived Forms

mortifiedly mortifiedness morto unmortified

Synonyms

embarrassed humiliated gangrenous

Rhymes With

fortified

Questions

How do you pronounce mortified?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɔɹtəˌfaɪd/.
What does mortified mean?
simple past and past participle of mortify

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