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mortification

ˌmɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn

noun

upokorzenie

upɔkɔˈʐɛɲɛ· rzeczownik
Also
wstyd(m)umartwienie(n)
Definition

Great embarrassment and shame, or the subjection of the body to hunger or pain as a religious penance.

Examples
To her mortification, she realized she had forgotten his name.
Ku jej upokorzeniu, zdała sobie sprawę, że zapomniała jego imienia.
The monk practiced mortification of the flesh.
Mnich praktykował umartwienie ciała.
Synonyms
embarrassmenthumiliationshame
Collocations
to her mortificationfeeling of mortificationself-mortification
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