What part of speech is mortified?

Mortified can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. mortified is a verb, past participle of mortify (infinitive).
  • 2. mortified is a verb, past simple of mortify (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does mortified mean?

Definitions

Adjective

mortified - suffering from tissue death
mortified - made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride; "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"

Verb

mortify - hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"
mortify - practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
mortify - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
mortify - undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"

Examples of mortified

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Felt mortified by the comparison with her sister.
2. verb He was mortified at his failure in business.
3. verb She was mortified by his frank remark.
4. verb Tom is mortified.
5. verb I was mortified.
6. verb When I heard that, I was mortified.
7. verb Tom was mortified.
8. verb Mary said that she was mortified.
9. verb Tom said that he was mortified.
10. verb Tom and Mary said that they were mortified.
11. verb Sami was mortified by the answer.
12. verb Tom has to be mortified.
13. verb Tom must be mortified.
14. verb Tom must've been mortified.
15. verb Tom seemed to be mortified.
16. verb Tom is likely to be mortified.
Sentence  
adj.
Felt mortified by the comparison with her sister.
verb
He was mortified at his failure in business.
She was mortified by his frank remark.
Tom is mortified.
I was mortified.
When I heard that, I was mortified.
Tom was mortified.
Mary said that she was mortified.
Tom said that he was mortified.
Tom and Mary said that they were mortified.
Sami was mortified by the answer.
Tom has to be mortified.
Tom must be mortified.
Tom must've been mortified.
Tom seemed to be mortified.
Tom is likely to be mortified.

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