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What is the adjective for mortifying?

What's the adjective for mortifying? Here's the word you're looking for.

Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb mortify which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

mortifying
mortified
  1. (informal) Acutely embarrassed.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He saw himself as a dashing romantic figure and was mortified to find himself seen as a slapstick comedian.”
      “He was mortified beyond expression by the idea that he had been duped.”
      “I was absolutely mortified to think that someone so unfunny could be a professional comedian.”
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