MORTIFICATION

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

• (noun) an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect

  "he had to undergo one humiliation after another"

  synonyms : humiliation

• (noun) strong feelings of embarrassment

  synonyms : chagrin , humiliation

  To the chagrin of many of the members of the political party, the leader was arrested for bribery. -added by Aswathy_inlas

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

  synonyms : gangrene , necrosis , sphacelus

  When gangrene set in, the soldier's leg had to be amputated. -added by nithi

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