mortification
(noun)
noun
1. strong feelings of embarrassment
Similar word(s): chagrin, humiliation
Definition categories: feeling, embarrassment
2. the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
Similar word(s): gangrene, necrosis, sphacelus
Definition categories: phenomenon, death
3. an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect
Similar word(s): humiliation
Definition categories: event, case, example, instance
4. (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)
Definition categories: act