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Meanings of mortification in English
Catalan
pena Spanish
humillación Synonyms
Examples for "humiliation"
Examples for "humiliation"
1
The government of Prime Minister John Major never recovered from the humiliation.
2
A great match, a hammering, a humiliation, said the cover of Sport.
3
It was the depth of his humiliation; Koupriane really pitied the reporter.
4
Oppression, daily petty harassment and humiliation are the breeding ground for violence.
5
If they thought hard work was a humiliation, then they were wrong.
1
And much to her chagrin, Alice saw Jim walk right past Charlotte.
2
She bit her lip in the intensity of her chagrin and shame.
3
A few minutes later Deanna stared at the empty plate with chagrin.
4
In the mean time, his chagrin was appeased by a new project.
5
To the mortification and chagrin of his brothers, Washington declined the position.
Usage of mortification in English
1
Tears of mortification and anger stood in the eyes of the commissary.
2
To her mortification, it was the only weak one in the collection.
3
He didn't even hope the plane would crash and end his mortification.
4
Elena fell upon the floor and sobbed with rebellious mortification and terror.
5
In Ida the necessity for a new gown meant difficulty, perhaps mortification.
6
To the mortification and chagrin of his brothers, Washington declined the position.
7
Then he plunged into the enclosure, to verify in mortification that Dr.
8
After the service the sacristan went home, crushed and ill with mortification.
9
It is a cousin to the mortification of submitting to colonial rule.
10
It is the martyrdom of mortification, and principally that of voluntary poverty.
11
In its ecclesiastical sense, it denotes those who seek holiness through self-mortification.
12
He held his hand out, and she bit her lip in mortification.
13
My only regret is that I had the mortification of being refused.
14
Within the circle of the Administration there was, of course, deep mortification.
15
I wished also to avoid the self-mortification which must ensue from altercation.
16
There were tears in his eyes, tears of anger, shame and mortification.
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Mortification through the time
Mortification across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common