Adjective: mortified 'mor-ti,fId- Suffering from tissue death
- gangrenous - Made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
"felt mortified by the comparison with her sister"; - embarrassed, humiliated Verb: mortify 'mor-ti,fI- Practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
- Hold within limits and control
"mortify the flesh"; - subdue, crucify - Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
"He mortified his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"; - humiliate, chagrin, humble, abase - Undergo necrosis
"the tissue around the wound mortified"; - necrose, gangrene, sphacelate
See also: ashamed, unhealthy Type of: bruise, check, condition, contain, control, curb, discipline, hold, hold in, hurt, injure, mod [informal], moderate, offend, rot, spite, train, waste, wound Encyclopedia: Mortified Mortify |