mortification meaning and definition

MORTIFICATION noun

Definition of mortification (noun)

1. strong feelings of embarrassment
   • synonyms: chagrin, humiliation
2. the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
   • synonyms: gangrene, necrosis, sphacelus
3. an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect
   • "he had to undergo one humiliation after another"
   • synonyms: humiliation
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)