Both Uses of
mortified
in
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- He was austere with himself; drank gin when he was alone, to mortify a taste for vintages; and though he enjoyed the theatre, had not crossed the doors of one for twenty years.†
p. 1..6 *
- It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it; and it may be doubted if, from that day forth, Utterson desired the society of his surviving friend with the same eagerness.†
p. 47..3
Definition:
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(mortified as in: felt mortified) exceedingly embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated