as in embarrassment
the emotional state of being made self-consciously uncomfortable
the mortification of being dumped the night before the prom
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Recent Examples of mortification
Whetstone said the power was with the poster and encouraged her mother to be remorseful, express mortification with her actions and work to make amends.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Blanding is suing for damages such as stress, humiliation, embarrassment, outrage, mental anguish, fear and mortification, as well as emotional, economic and non-economic damages.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
The most delightful of all mortifications is the idea that life, as Carl Jung said, really does begin at 40.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Soundscapes of the Silenced In late Renaissance Florence one in five women lived behind institutional walls whose rule was sensory mortification.
—Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Blanding is suing for damages such as stress, humiliation, embarrassment, outrage, mental anguish, fear and mortification, as well as emotional, economic and non-economic damages.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
The most delightful of all mortifications is the idea that life, as Carl Jung said, really does begin at 40.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Soundscapes of the Silenced In late Renaissance Florence one in five women lived behind institutional walls whose rule was sensory mortification.
—Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortification
Noun
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If fear of embarrassment is influencing how Gen Z engages at work, leaders should name it and offer alternatives.—
Ruth Oh Reitmeier,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Good intentions and moral high ground gave way to national embarrassment.—
Dan Fisher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Indeed, there has been confusion over how many shots were fired when Finicum was killed and who fired them.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Sep. 2025
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But that means there’s even more opportunity for confusion.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Iranians will not be able to live with this humiliation for long.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Only something that is equally enormous, in terms of humiliation, could suffice.—
Jane Ciabattari
August 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Mortification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortification. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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