mortificación

la mortificación
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. mortifying
La madre se sintió mortificación cuando agarraron a su hijo robando en la tienda.The mother was mortified when her son got caught shoplifting.
a. mortification
¿Viste la expresión de mortificación cuando el Secretario de Prensa hizo el anuncio?Did you see the look of mortification when the Press Secretary made the announcement?
b. torture
Ver a su ex con otro hombre era pura mortificación para él.Seeing his ex with another man was pure torture to him.
c. hell
Para él era una mortificación tener hablar en público.Talking in public was hell for him.
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