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
Maybe it was the sense of hopelessness and mortification that made them throw caution, and inferiority, to the wind.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2024
Rather, each of these minions is in thrall to the project of keeping the lie alive, complicit in a pathological system of mortification, expiation, and fear that has taken on a life of its own.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2023
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
Even the choir applauded; and the freckles on Jack's face disappeared under a blush of mortification.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
Vocabulary lists containing mortification
Lord of the Flies
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Grade 11, List 1
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Frankenstein
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