Mortified – definition
Cause (someone) to feel very embarrassed or ashamed.
Usage examples:
She was mortified to see her wrinkles in the mirror
Subdue (the body or its needs and desires) by self-denial or discipline.
Usage examples:
Return to heaven by mortifying the flesh
(of flesh) be affected by gangrene or necrosis.
Usage examples:
A scratch or cut in henry's arm had mortified
Usage examples:
[ + to infinitive ] she was absolutely mortified to hear her son swearing at the teacher.
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Униженный, Омертвелый, Омертвевший
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Word origin
late Middle English (in the senses ‘put to death’, ‘deaden’, and ‘subdue by self-denial’): from Old French mortifier, from ecclesiastical Latin mortificare ‘kill, subdue’, from mors, mort- ‘d
Mortified synonims
Make (someone) feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
Usage examples:
If anything was officially done or said to him, it did not abash him
To embarrass someone or make them feel uncomfortable
Usage examples:
Her elder cousins abashed her by commenting on her shyness., they tried not to be abashed by the un…
Greatly dismay or horrify.
Usage examples:
Bankers are appalled at the economic incompetence of some ministers
To make someone have strong feelings of shock or of disapproval
Usage examples:
I was appalled at/by the lack of staff in the hospital., the state of the kitchen appalled her.
Annoyance or distress at having failed or been humiliated.
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To my chagrin, he was nowhere to be seen
Feel distressed or humiliated.
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He was chagrined when his friend poured scorn on him
(of a rebuke or misfortune) have a restraining or moderating effect on.
Usage examples:
The director was somewhat chastened by his recent flops
The power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.
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The whole operation is under the control of a production manager
Determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.
Usage examples:
He was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy
Power to direct or determine
Compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape.
Usage examples:
The front of his car was crushed in the collision
A crowd of people pressed closely together.
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A number of youngsters fainted in the crush
To press something very hard so that it is broken or its shape is destroyed
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The package got crushed in the mail., her car was crushed by a falling tree., i was crushed because…
(of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.
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The body had begun to decay
The state or process of rotting or decomposition.
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Hardwood is more resistant to decay than softwood
Damage, or a state that becomes gradually worse
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The dentist says i have a lot of tooth decay., there’s still too much crime, poverty, and decay in …
(with reference to a dead body or other organic matter) make or become rotten; decay or cause to decay.
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The body had begun to decompose
To destroy something by breaking it into smaller parts
Usage examples:
[ i ] certain kinds of plastic decompose quickly.
State that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of.
Usage examples:
Both firms deny any responsibility for the tragedy
To say that something is not true
Usage examples:
The governor denied reports that he will resign., [ + that clause ] she has denied that she plans t…
The practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behaviour, using punishment to correct disobedience.
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A lack of proper parental and school discipline
Train (someone) to obey rules or a code of behaviour, using punishment to correct disobedience.
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Many parents have been afraid to discipline their children
Training that produces obedience or self-control, often in the form of rules and punishments if these are broken, or the obedience or self-control produced by this training
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Military discipline, learning a foreign language requires discipline., an academic discipline, he w…
Make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed.
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He was not noticeably discomfited by her tone
To make someone feel uncomfortable, especially mentally
Cause (someone) to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
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She wouldn't embarrass either of them by making a scene
To cause someone to feel anxious, ashamed, or uncomfortable
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He knew that letter would embarrass him and later he tried to get rid of it., they sat in embarrass…
(of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate.
Usage examples:
I developed a tropical sore that festered badly
(of an injury such as a cut) to become infected and form pus (= thick yellow liquid)
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It was better that she expressed her anger rather than let it fester inside her.
Localized death and decomposition of body tissue, resulting from obstructed circulation or bacterial infection.
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Gangrene set in, and her leg was amputated
Become affected with gangrene.
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His wound had gangrened
Decay of part of a person’s body because the blood has stopped flowing there
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Doctors were afraid gangrene might set in.
Fill with horror; shock greatly.
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They were horrified by the very idea
To cause someone to experience shock, fear, or disgust
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The public was horrified by the amount of pollution in the lake., fig. he was horrified to find tha…
Make (someone) feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and pride.
Usage examples:
You'll humiliate me in front of the whole school!
(with reference to cells) die or cause to die owing to disease, injury, or failure of the blood supply.
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The knee became painful when the overlying skin necrosed under pressure
Inflict a penalty or sanction on (someone) as retribution for an offence, especially a transgression of a legal or moral code.
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I have done wrong and i'm being punished for it
To cause people who have done something wrong or committed a crime to suffer by making them do something they don’t want to do or sending them to prison
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She was punished for being late to school., swimming in the potomac is punishable by a fine., [ c ]…
(of a body or other organic matter) decay or rot and produce a fetid smell.
Usage examples:
The body was beginning to putrefy
To decay, producing a strong, unpleasant smell
Prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits.
Usage examples:
The need to restrain public expenditure
(chiefly of animal or vegetable matter) decay or cause to decay by the action of bacteria and fungi; decompose.
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The chalets were neglected and their woodwork was rotting away
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The leaves were turning black with rot
To decay, or to cause something to decay or weaken
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[ i ] the fallen apples rotted on the ground., [ t ] dampness rotted the old wood., rot weakened th…
A painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour.
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She was hot with shame
Make (someone) feel ashamed.
Usage examples:
I tried to shame him into giving some away
Used to express sentimental pleasure, especially at something small and endearing.
Usage examples:
Look at the foals—shame, aren't they sweet?
Overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person).
Usage examples:
She managed to subdue an instinct to applaud
Put down by force or intimidation
To reduce the force of (someone or something)
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She’d be hard to subdue if she got mad.
Bring under domination or control, especially by conquest.
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The invaders had soon subjugated most of the population
To defeat people or a country and rule them in a way that allows them no freedom
To treat yourself, your wishes, or your beliefs as being less important than other people or their wishes or beliefs
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She subjugated herself to her mother's needs., reporters must subjugate personal political convicti…
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The rising was savagely suppressed
To end something by force
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He either has to begin reforms, or he has to suppress the opposition., he was accused of suppressin…
To prevent something from being seen or expressed
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Any decisions to suppress information would have been made by senior managers, not by shareholders.…
