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November 30, 2008

MORTIFICATION
Pronunciation: \mor-te-fe-KA-shen\


Function: noun
-the subjection and denial of bodily passions and appetites by abstinence or self-inflicted pain or discomfort
-NECROSIS, GANGRENE
-a: a sense of humiliation and shame caused by something that wounds one's pride or self-respect; b: the cause of such humiliation or shame


Example Sentence:
The Breakfast Club would display absolute mortification if they knew that the beer had run out.

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