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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

His face went blank for a second, and then mortification overcame everything.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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