mortification

noun
UK: /ˌmɔː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
US: /ˌmɔːr.t̬ə.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

  1. A feeling of great embarrassment or shame.

    1. His face burned with mortification after tripping.
    2. The public apology only deepened her mortification over the scandal.

  2. The act of controlling your desires and feelings by self-denial, often for religious reasons.

    1. He practiced mortification by fasting every Friday.
    2. Spiritual growth requires a degree of mortification of worldly pleasures.

  3. The decay of living tissue; gangrene.

    1. Mortification set in quickly after the injury.
    2. The doctor fought to prevent mortification in the patient's severely burned arm.

Synonyms

chagrin self-denial embarrassment gangrene discomfiture decay shame

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "mortification" in English means: A feeling of great embarrassment or shame., The act of controlling your desires and feelings by self-denial, often for religious reasons., The decay of living tissue; gangrene..

The phonetic transcription of "mortification" is /ˌmɔː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ in British English and /ˌmɔːr.t̬ə.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "mortification": chagrin, self-denial, embarrassment, gangrene, discomfiture, decay, shame.

Example usage of "mortification": "His face burned with mortification after tripping.". More examples on the page.