Mortification

/mˌɔːtɪfɪkˈe‍ɪʃən/

/ˈmɔɹtəfˌkeɪʃən/

[noun]

Mortification

[NOUN]

strong feelings of embarrassment

synonyms : chagrin

humiliation

(Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)

an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect

synonyms : humiliation

the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)

synonyms : gangrene

necrosis

sphacelus

Examples

1. My mortification quickly turns to despair.

2. Now, I feel a little bit of mortification creeping in again.

3. It could be mortification or it could be infatuation.

4. There’s a period of mortification as you would find in a total institution.

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