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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

The last bell saved them from possible mortification.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025

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

To us, it sounds comically quaint; Queen Victoria would have plotzed from mortification.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2024

He squats by my side and his smell overwhelms me, a sign at least that I haven’t died of mortification.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson




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