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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

I’d like to think a modern 11-year-old wouldn’t be so racked with mortification but, trust me, the ’80s were a different time.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023

I was trying as hard as I could, and in the back of my mind was a growing sense of mortification.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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