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
The comments section features a piquant blend of solemnity, mortification, tastelessness, and transphobia, which accords with Moreschi’s reception in his lifetime.
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Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
As if unable to resist her own mortification, Leonora asks if the bed is comfortable.
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Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
The cringing mortifications and unsettling unreality make the series a tough sit.
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Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
Embarrassment and mortification at best, misunderstandings and criticism at worst.
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Grace Aldridge Foster,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mortification
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
As if unable to resist her own mortification, Leonora asks if the bed is comfortable.
—
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
The cringing mortifications and unsettling unreality make the series a tough sit.
—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
Embarrassment and mortification at best, misunderstandings and criticism at worst.
—
Grace Aldridge Foster,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mortification
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortification
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In 1952, Sarris’ teenage mother gave him up for adoption, her family hoping to evade the embarrassment of their Jewish daughter becoming pregnant by a Native American Filipino man.
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Two months after that April embarrassment, the Charlotte Hornets took a positive step to rectify their obvious lack of physicality.
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Washington Examiner columnist Guy Benson said former President Joe Biden’s moment of confusion at the Obama Presidential Center’s dedication ceremony doesn’t paint a good image for Democrats.
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Some confusion remained Saturday as to the terms of the settlement with the state, how close the parties are to that settlement and how much of the city’s street art would be removed under that agreement.
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In 1933, the year Hitler consolidated power, Schmeling suffered public humiliation at the hands of Max Baer, a boxer from the American heartland whose father was Jewish.
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The complaint states that Lowe has suffered emotional distress, humiliation, lost income and medical expenses.
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“Mortification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortification. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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