mortified
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"I was mortified not only at the situation, but at myself," he recalls.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Backers confessed that they were mortified that they had introduced him to their friends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
He said he regretted and was "deeply mortified" by his actions and that his bipolar disorder meant "you're manic, you don't think you're sick".
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Radford was mortified, feeling like his preferences were being used in a proxy war between senior executives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
He gets out of bed, convinced that it’s his parents calling to wish him a happy birthday, mortified that it will wake Gerald and Lydia from sleep.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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