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mortification

[/mɔːrtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/]
nounfemininepl: mortifications / mortificações
mortificação
1. A feeling of severe embarrassment, humiliation, or shame
Much to her mortification, she tripped and fell in front of the entire class.
Para sua mortificação, ela tropeçou e caiu na frente de toda a classe.
2. The action or practice of subduing the body or its desires through self-denial or discipline, especially for religious purposes
Medieval monks practiced mortification of the flesh through fasting and self-flagellation.
Monges medievais praticavam a mortificação da carne através do jejum e autoflagelação.
3. The death or decay of body tissue
The mortification of the infected tissue required immediate medical intervention.
A mortificação do tecido infectado exigiu intervenção médica imediata.
NYC Slang
getting played / losing face
Synonyms
humiliationembarrassmentshamechagrinasceticism
Antonyms
pridesatisfactionpleasurehonor

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
mortificação
Standard usage for embarrassment or religious self-denial
Rio de Janeiro
mortificação
Common; may also use 'constrangimento' for embarrassment
São Paulo
mortificação
Standard; 'humilhação' sometimes used as alternative
Portugal
mortificação
Standard; 'constrangimento' or 'vexação' also common for embarrassment

Related Idioms & Phrases

mortification of the flesh - subjugation of bodily desires
to one's mortification - much to someone's embarrassment or shame
a source of mortification - something that causes shame or humiliation
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