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mortification
ˌmɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn
noun
upokorzenie
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
Collocations
to her mortificationfeeling of mortificationself-mortification
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