mortification

«mortification» in Mova's school dictionary: a deep feeling of shame or humiliation, often mixed with… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun

meaning for a pupil

Mortification is a deep feeling of shame or humiliation, often mixed with anger, when someone has been shamed or let down. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales a proud or wicked person, such as a stepmother, is filled with rage and mortification when things go wrong or she is shown up

examples

• When the wicked woman heard these words, she was beside herself with rage and mortification. tree →
• His mortification was plain when everyone laughed at his mistake. tree →
• She hid her mortification behind a smile. tree →

note

nothing for maths; it names a feeling, not a count.

Trees and pragmatics

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