Wordiyomortification
🇬🇧 UK/,mɔːtɪfɪ'keɪʃn/🇺🇸 US/.mɒ:tifi'keiʃәn/
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A feeling of extreme shame or embarrassment; self-denial of bodily desires as a religious practice.
羞辱，难堪；苦修，禁欲
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.deep mortification深深的羞辱
- 2.feeling mortification感到羞辱
- 3.spiritual mortification精神苦修
Example Sentences
- 1.
She felt intense [mortification] after tripping in public.
- 2.
Medieval monks practiced [mortification] to purify their souls.