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
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.
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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
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, 14 Nov. 2024
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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
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, 14 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortification
Noun
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The memory of her own childhood embarrassment—drinking from old creamer containers at school lunch to save money—flashed through her mind.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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Nick Kroll co-created the raunchy comedy, which explores puberty, sexuality, and the never-ending embarrassments of adolescence.—
Huntley Woods,
EW.com,
9 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Role Clarity If current employees aren’t sure who owns what, new hires will step straight into the confusion.—
Leyda Lazo,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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There is no confusion when a woman makes a decision regarding her relationship.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Mortification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortification. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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