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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

Doctors shook their heads, prescribed ineffective antibiotics and, finally, to Mr. Torres’s deep mortification, suggested psychiatric medication.

From New York Times Mar. 25, 2022

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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