Emotions & feelings
be absolutely mortified
feel extremely embarrassed
To feel extremely embarrassed and ashamed about something that happened.
Hear it in real life
Why did you leave so quickly?
I was absolutely mortified after spilling coffee on the guest's laptop.
I was absolutely mortified when I called my teacher by the wrong name.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I was absolutely mortifying.
Say: I was absolutely mortified.
Use "mortified" for how the person feels; "mortifying" describes something that causes embarrassment.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be absolutely mortified; feel absolutely mortified; was absolutely mortified
Your turn: say it out loud
I was absolutely mortified when I called my teacher by the wrong name.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be absolutely mortified
feel extremely embarrassed
“I was absolutely mortified when I called my teacher by the wrong name.”
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