Mortification - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌmɔːrtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn|
Brit.
|ˌmɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn|
noun
- strong feelings of embarrassment (syn: chagrin, humiliation)
- the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) (syn: gangrene, necrosis)
- an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect (syn: 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)
- the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) (syn: gangrene, necrosis)
- an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect (syn: 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)
Extra examples
...the mortification of being dumped the night before the prom...
Miss Burney protested indignantly, her long thin nose turning pink with mortification at this irreverent piece of mimicry
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