mortified
Other forms: mortifiedly
To be mortified is to be extremely embarrassed. If your pants fell down in class, you'd be mortified.
In science, mortified describes body tissue that's severely decayed. But the most common meaning of this word has to do with hurt feelings, not rotting flesh. You're mortified when you're so ashamed or embarrassed that you wish you could just shrivel up and die — kind of like mortified flesh, actually. Though people get embarrassed often, being mortified is a little more rare and a lot more severe. It means about the same as humiliated.
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made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride“felt mortified by the comparison with her sister”synonyms: embarrassed, humiliatedashamedfeeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
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suffering from tissue deathsynonyms: gangrenousunhealthynot in or exhibiting good health in body or mind
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Liesel Meminger is a foster child living in Nazi Germany in 1939. Surrounded by violence, hardship, and war, Liesel is watched over by Death, who narrates her story.
During a Passover Seder, 12-year-old Hannah is mysteriously transported from 1980s New York to Poland during World War II. When Hannah is forced into a concentration camp, her survival depends on understanding the depraved arithmetic the Nazis use to keep track of their prisoners.
Stargirl Caraway lives life on her own terms, but when she moves to a new town her unique personality rubs others the wrong way. As the school year goes on, Stargirl is torn between staying true to herself and fitting in.