mortification
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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
And when Ma Carruthers hangs a rainbow ornament on the tree for “my gay son” to Jimmy’s mortification, well, at least she’s trying?
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2023
To his great astonishment and mortification, Sticky saw his parents begin trying less and less to find him, instead devoting their time and energy toward the proper disposal of their newfound riches.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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