mortifying
Example Sentences
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A child interrupting a meeting became, depending on the meeting, either completely understandable or still mortifying.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
And how mortifying would it be if Mr. Kemp’s guy made the runoff and won?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
She said that as a dyscalculic student that was a "really humiliating and mortifying experience".
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
You should, and when you win, I’m sure your acceptance speech will be somewhat mortifying for your kids, so two wins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
There’s just something kind of mortifying to me about the intensity of those feelings.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
