1. causing feelings of intense shame, humiliation, or embarrassment

Examples

• It was mortifying when I tripped and fell in front of the entire class.
• She found it mortifying that her mother told embarrassing stories about her childhood.
• The mortifying experience of forgetting his lines on stage haunted him for weeks.
• Having her essay read aloud with all its mistakes was absolutely mortifying.
• The mortifying silence that followed his joke made him wish he could disappear.
• It was mortifying to realize she had been wearing her shirt inside out all day.