mortification

Meanings

• strong feelings of embarrassment
• the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
• an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect
• (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)

Synonyms

chagrin, gangrene, humiliation, necrosis, sphacelus