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mortification

[mawr-tuh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌmɔr tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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Also because many of those who have been dealt the mortification were comparatively affluent and accomplished.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 15, 2026

I think everybody else was looking around for somebody else to validate their judgment, but they’re feeling pretty antsy given the mortification here.

From Slate Sep. 18, 2024

Maybe it was the sense of hopelessness and mortification that made them throw caution, and inferiority, to the wind.

From BBC Feb. 3, 2024

Less than three years later, they had been subjected to a ritual mortification.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 25, 2023

Nately shook his head, his cheeks darkening with shy and regretful mortification.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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