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Mortification
01
intense embarrassment or shame
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
Plural form
mortifications
Examples
He felt mortification after forgetting his lines.
02
(Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)
03
an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect
04
the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
