mortification
UK/ˌmɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən//ˌmoɹtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
mortification noun: the act of mortifying.
Noun
mortification (countable and uncountable, plural mortifications)
- The act of mortifying.
- A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment.
- Near-synonym: humiliation
- Certainly a little mortification appears very becoming in a wife—don't you think it will do her good to let her Pine a little.1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, V.ii
- Synonyms:
- humiliation
- Antonyms:
- honor, exaltation
- The death of part of the body.
- And then there's the fever and the mortification—if it took bad ways he'd quickly be gone.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 5”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC
- A bringing under of the passions and appetites by a severe or strict manner of living.
- A bequest to a charitable institution.
mortification meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
mortification in Tamil
- பேரிழிவு, உள்ளழிந்து கெடுதல்
mortification in Urdu
- بےجانی, نفس کشی, تذلیل, زہد
mortification in Bengali
- চরম লজ্জা, অপমান, পচন
mortification in Malayalam
- humiliation, embarrassment, chagrin
- ഇളിഭ്യം, അവഹേളനം, അമ്പരപ്പ്, മാനഹാനി, അവമാനം, ഗർവ്വഭംഗം
- subduing, suppression, subjugation
- അടക്കം, ഇന്ദ്രീയനിഗ്രഹം, ആത്മസംയമം, ദാന്തി, വെെരാഗ്യം, മെരുക്കൽ
Synonyms of mortification
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Forms of mortification
| plural | mortifications |
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Origin of mortification
From Middle English mortificacioun, mortification, from Middle French mortification and its etymon Latin mortificātiō. By surface analysis, mortify + -ication.
Words formed from mortification
Words that rhyme with mortification
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- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
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- modulation
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- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about mortification
- What does mortification mean?
- Mortification means the act of mortifying.
- What is mortification in Tamil?
- Mortification in Tamil is பேரிழிவு, உள்ளழிந்து கெடுதல். See Mortification meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is mortification?
- Mortification is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mortification?
- Mortification is pronounced /ˌmɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of mortification?
- The plural of mortification is mortifications.
Words near mortification in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mortification (page history and authors); mortification (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mortification (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mortification (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mortification (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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