Mortified
Mortified adjective - Made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride.
Penitential and mortified are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Penitential" instead an adjective "Mortified".
Penitential
Penitential adjective - Showing or constituting penance.
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Synonyms for Penitential
Mortified and penitential are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mortified" instead an adjective "Penitential".
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Related pairs
- humble and mortified
- humble and penitential
- awkward and mortified
- awkward and penitential
- uncomfortable and mortified
- uncomfortable and penitential
- sorry and mortified
- sorry and penitential
- distressed and mortified
- distressed and penitential
- regretful and mortified
- regretful and penitential
- ashamed and mortified
- ashamed and penitential
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