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Mortification

ˌmɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn

Mortification definitions

noun

Inflections:

mortification mortifications

great embarrassment and shame

"they mistook my mortification for an admission of guilt"

Synonyms:
embarrassment humiliation chagrin discomfiture discomposure awkwardness shame loss of face subduing suppression subjugation control controlling restraint
the action of subduing one's bodily desires

"mortification of the flesh has a long tradition in some religions"