mortification en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌmoɹtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (US)
- /-fə-/ (US)
- /ˌmɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /-tə-/ (US) weak vowel merger
Etymology
From Middle English mortificacioun, mortification, from Middle French mortification and its etymon Latin mortificātiō. By surface analysis, mortify + -ication.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act of mortifying.
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(countable, uncountable) A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment.
The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:He felt stunned—mortification, sorrow, and anger, mingled together: the past was like a dream, and the future swam indistinctly before him.
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Consent”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 152: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.
1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, V.ii:Near-synonym: humiliation
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(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.
1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 5”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC:
- (countable, uncountable) A bringing under of the passions and appetites by a severe or strict manner of living.
- (countable, historical, qualifier:chiefly Scots law, uncountable) A bequest to a charitable institution.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mortifications | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Deriveds
mortification root · immortification
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Translations (17)
cs ponížení (a sensation of extreme shame) · ja 屈辱 (a sensation of extreme shame) · ru омертве́ние (death of a body part) · bg гангрена (death of a body part) · el νέκρωση (death of a body part) · el γάγγραινα (death of a body part) · bg умъртвяване (death of a body part) · cs zahanbení (a sensation of extreme shame) · cs odumírání (death of a body part) · txb pälśalñe (act of mortifying) · cs zahanbení (act of mortifying) · cs ponížení (act of mortifying) · cs ztrapnění (act of mortifying) · ja 壊死 (death of a body part) · el ταπείνωση (a sensation of extreme shame) · el προσβολή (a sensation of extreme shame) · bg унижение (a sensation of extreme shame)