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mortification

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13 lettersPronunciation /ˌmɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/Part of speech nounSorted acfiiimnoorttStarts with MEnds with N0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Deep humiliation, or religious self-denial meant to discipline the body.

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • Near-synonym: humiliation
  • Certainly a little mortification appears very becoming in a wife—don't you think it will do her good to let her Pine a little.
  • He felt stunned—mortification, sorrow, and anger, mingled together: the past was like a dream, and the future swam indistinctly before him.

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