mortification

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˌmɔrtəfɪˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ˌmɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a feeling of deep humiliation; also the death of tissue

To her mortification, she had called him by the wrong name.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a feeling of deep... humiliation embarrassment shame chagrin gangrenenecrosis

Opposites

pride gratification

Word family

Related forms mortify mortified mortal

Etymology

From Old French mortification, from Late Latin mortificātiō ('a killing, subduing'), from mortificāre ('to kill, mortify'), from mors ('death') + facere ('to make').

mortificātiō Latin mors Latin facere Latin

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Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives

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# mortification

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌmɔrtəfɪˈkeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌmɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. a feeling of deep humiliation; also the death of tissue

## Examples
- To her mortification, she had called him by the wrong name.

## Synonyms
- humiliation
- embarrassment
- shame
- chagrin
- gangrene
- necrosis

## Antonyms
- pride
- gratification

## Related Forms
- mortify
- mortified
- mortal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mortificātiō
- Root: mors
- Root: facere

## Etymology
From Old French mortification, from Late Latin mortificātiō ('a killing, subduing'), from mortificāre ('to kill, mortify'), from mors ('death') + facere ('to make').

## AI Etymology
Mortification is from Old French mortification, from Late Latin mortificātiō ('a killing, subduing'), from mortificāre ('to kill, mortify'), from mors ('death') + facere ('to make'). Important recorded forms include mortificātiō (Latin), mors (Latin), and facere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a feeling of deep humiliation; also the death of tissue. The wider family includes related words such as mortify, mortified, and mortal.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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