mortification

Words with a similar base: mortification

'mortification'

[chagrin.n.01] as in: strong feelings of embarrassment

'mortification'

[necrosis.n.01] as in: the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)

'mortification'

[humiliation.n.03] as in: an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect

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Examples:
he had to undergo one humiliation after another

'mortification'

[mortification.n.04] as in: (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)