mortification

mor·ti·fi·ca·tion  (môrt-f-kshn)

n.

1. A feeling of shame, humiliation, or wounded pride.

2. Discipline of the body and the appetites by self-denial or self-inflicted privation.

3. Pathology Death or decay of one part of a living body; gangrene or necrosis.

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mortification [ˌmɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]

n

1. a feeling of loss of prestige or self-respect; humiliation

2. something causing this

3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity the practice of mortifying the senses

4. (Medicine / Pathology) another word for gangrene

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mortification - strong feelings of embarrassment     chagrin, humiliation embarrassment - the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
	2.	mortification - the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) necrosis, sphacelus, gangrene death - the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism; "the animal died a painful death" myonecrosis - localized death of muscle cell fibers
	3.	mortification - an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another" humiliation case, instance, example - an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"
	4.	mortification - (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself) self-control, self-denial, self-discipline - the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses Christian religion, Christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior

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mortification

noun

1. humiliation, shame, embarrassment, dissatisfaction, annoyance, chagrin, loss of face, discomfiture, vexation, abasement The chairman tried to hide his mortification.

2. discipline, control, denial, chastening, subjugation, abasement ascetism and mortification of the flesh

3. (Medical) gangrene, corruption, festering, necrosis, putrescence He treated cases of infection, ulceration and mortification.

Translations

mortification [ˌmɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N → mortificación f, humillación f, vergüenza f

mortification

n

→ Beschämung f; (= embarrassment) → äußerste Verlegenheit; (= humiliation) → Demütigung f; much to his mortification, she … → er empfand es als sehr beschämend, dass sie …; (embarrassment) → es war ihm äußerst peinlich, dass sie …; (humiliation) → er empfand es als eine Schmach, dass sie …; I discovered to my mortification that I had made a mistake → ich stellte zu meiner größten Verlegenheit fest, dass ich einen Fehler gemacht hatte; because of her mortification at what had happened → weil ihr das, was geschehen war, so überaus peinlich war; he felt great mortification at being rejected → er empfand es als eine Schmach or Schande, dass er nicht angenommen wurde

(Rel) → Kasteiung f

(Med) → Brand m

mortification [ˌmɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → mortificazione f