1. a feeling of shame, humiliation, or wounded pride
2. the practice of subduing bodily desires through self-discipline or self-inflicted discomfort
Usage: religious
3. the death or decay of body tissue
Usage: medical

Examples

• To her mortification, she tripped and fell in front of the entire class.
• The spelling mistake in his presentation caused him great mortification.
• The monk practiced mortification through fasting and prayer.
• Religious mortification was common among medieval ascetics.
• The doctor was concerned about mortification of the tissue around the wound.
• Without proper treatment, the infection could lead to mortification.
• Her mortification was complete when she realized she had been singing off-key.