mortification, n.
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strong feelings of embarrassment
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chagrin humiliation mortification
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(Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)
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mortification
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an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect
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humiliation mortification
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"he had to undergo one humiliation after another"
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the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
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gangrene mortification necrosis sphacelus
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