mortification

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mortification

/ˌmɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ UK
/ˌmoɹtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ US
/-tə-/ US
/-fə-/ US

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

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From Middle English mortificacioun, mortification, from Middle French mortification and its etymon Latin mortificātiō. By surface analysis, mortify + -ication.

noun mortifications

countable, uncountable The act of mortifying.
countable, uncountable A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment. Near-synonym: humiliation
Similar: humiliation · Opposite: honor, exaltation
countable, uncountable The death of part of the body. And then there's the fever and the mortification—if it took bad ways he'd quickly be gone.
countable, uncountable A bringing under of the passions and appetites by a severe or strict manner of living.
countable, historical, uncountable A bequest to a charitable institution.

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noun a sensation of extreme shame

日本語	屈辱 kutsujoku
Ελληνικά	ταπείνωση tapeínosi, προσβολή prosvolí

noun death of a body part

日本語	壊死 eshi
Ελληνικά	νέκρωση nékrosi, γάγγραινα gángraina
Русский	омертве́ние

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@misc{mortification_2026,
  title = {mortification},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mortification},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}