mortification
mor·ti·fi·cation
noun
strong feelings of embarrassment
an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect
- “he had to undergo one humiliation after another”
(Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)
Origin
From Middle English mortificacioun, mortification, from Middle French mortification and its etymon Latin mortificātiō. By surface analysis, mortify + -ication.
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- mortification root
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