mortified
/ˈmɔːtɪfaɪd/adjective
उच्चारण मॉर्टिफ़ाइड
अत्यंत लज्जित, शर्मिंदा
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adjective
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[not usually before noun] ~ (that…) | ~ (to do sth)
very embarrassed or ashamed
अत्यंत लज्जित, शर्मिंदा
- He was mortified to find that he had forgotten her name.
- She was mortified that her friends had seen her fall.
Synonyms embarrassed ashamed humiliated shamefaced red-faced
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From Latin mors, meaning death: to mortify once meant to kill, and later to make somebody feel deeply ashamed.
यह Latin शब्द mors (मृत्यु) से बना है: mortify का अर्थ पहले मारना था, और बाद में किसी को गहराई से लज्जित करना हो गया।