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   Mor·ti·fi·ca·tion

   /ˌmôrdəfəˈkāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. great embarrassment and shame: "they mistook my mortification for an admission of guilt" Similar embarrassmenthumiliationchagrindiscomfiturediscomposureawkwardnessshameloss of facesubduingsuppressionsubjugationcontrolcontrollingrestraintdiscipliningchasteningpunishmentdenying
   • 2. the action of subduing one's bodily desires: "mortification of the flesh has a long tradition in some religions"

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