as in embarrassments
the emotional state of being made self-consciously uncomfortable
the mortification of being dumped the night before the prom
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embarrassments
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For many, the glamour of it all seemed to be gone, replaced with a glossy series of embarrassments.—
Lyz Lenz,
Rolling Stone,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Mortifications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortifications. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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