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mortification

noun

mor·​ti·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌmȯr-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce mortification (audio)
1
a
: a sense of humiliation and shame caused by something that wounds one's pride or self-respect
the mortification of being jilted by a little boarding-school girl Washington Irving
b
: the cause of such humiliation or shame
2
3
: the subjection and denial of bodily passions and appetites by abstinence or self-inflicted pain or discomfort
was customary to practice mortification during Lent

Example Sentences

the mortification of being dumped the night before the prom
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

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The first known use of mortification was in the 14th century

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