mortified
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(verb) hold within limits and control. Synonyms: mortify, subdue, crucify. Examples: "Subdue one's appetites." "Mortify the flesh."
Verb Definition 2
(verb) cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of. Synonyms: humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase. Example: "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss."
Verb Definition 3
(verb) undergo necrosis. Synonyms: necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate. Example: "The tissue around the wound necrosed."
Verb Definition 4
(adj) made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride. Synonyms: embarrassed, humiliated. Examples: "Too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street." "Humiliated that his wife had to go out to work." "Felt mortified by the comparison with her sister."
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