A client reported that an elderly relative recently attended a free seminar on trusts, and that she and the rest of the attendees were presented with a fear-based sales approach that left them mortified.

Source: https://www.examiner.net/2023/01/15/ken-garten-in-estate-planning-one-size-does-not-fit-all/

Fortunately, we happened to watch this movie in the safety of my dorm room, as I would have been mortified if either of our parents had walked in on us watching it."

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicabrunt/we-asked-which-movies-you-wouldnt-watch-with-your-parents

“I am mortified to have seen how my words were twisted in such a way as to distort my genuine concerns about the commercial exploitation of my grandfather’s legacy.”

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/national/tele-s-mandela-hit-on-meghan-and-harry-backfires-20230129-p5cg8g.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

I never, ever understood her rationale on this one, but it was repeated every single time she saw us in our newly mortified state.

Source: https://www.farmanddairy.com/columns/losing-the-battle-of-the-bangs/769504.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=losing-the-battle-of-the-bangs

It was during this period that he received a "confusing" text message from his dad, and was left positively mortified when the penny finally dropped.

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/my-parents-saw-wife-sunbathing-30692604

“I was mortified as we had a lot of things to take away with us which were in the front room and the back shed.”

Source: https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/23951771.three-times-red-kite-community-housing-slammed-2023/?ref=rss

'I was mortified to be honest.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/relationships/article-12595695/Single-Australian-Sydney-dating-horror-stories-man-hand-pants-bad-date-No-Swipe.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

'My colleague told me I was boring at the Christmas Party and I'm mortified'

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1844500/employees-cash-bonuses-christmas-parties-survey

While the host was clearly mortified by what happened, hyer posting a photo on her own account only helped to highlight it to those who weren't already aware that it happened.

Source: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/tv/lorraine-kelly-itv-kate-garraway-26370004