mortification
5 synonyms and 1 antonym for mortification, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The act of mortifying someone or something.
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Etymology
Came into English from Middle English mortificacioun, mortification, from Middle French mortification and its source Latin mortificātiō. By surface analysis, it is mortify plus -ication.
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