Main entry: mortification
Definition: (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)
Main entry: humiliation, mortification
Definition: an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect
Usage: he had to undergo one humiliation after another
Main entry: humiliation, chagrin, mortification
Definition: strong feelings of embarrassment
Main entry: sphacelus, gangrene, necrosis, mortification
Definition: the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)