mortifiedadjective
uk/ˈmɔː.tɪ.faɪd/us/ˈmɔːr.t̬ə.faɪd/very embarrassed:
[ + to infinitive ] She was absolutely mortified to hear her son swearing at the teacher.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Ashamed and embarrassed
- abashed
- ashamed
- awkward
- awkwardly
- embarrassed
- hangdog
- have egg on your face idiom
- humble
- know
- look
- look sb in the eye/face idiom
- meet
- meet sb's eye idiom
- mortify
- mortifying
- not know where to put yourself idiom
- shamefaced
- sheepish
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