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mortification

noun

1 mortification

Strong feelings of embarrassment.

synonyms: chagrin, humiliation.

Roget 830: painfulness etc. adj.; trouble, care etc. (pain) 828; trial; affliction, infliction; blow, stroke, burden, ... show more

Roget 955: asceticism, puritanism, sabbatarianism; cynicism, austerity; total abstinence; nephalism.    mortification, maceration, sackcloth and ashes, flagellation; penance etc. ... show more

Roget 832: discontent, discontentment; dissatisfaction; dissent etc. 489.    disappointment, mortification; cold comfort; regret etc. 833; repining, taking on ... show more

Roget 828: mental suffering, pain, dolor; suffering, sufferance; ache, smart etc. (physical pain) 378; passion.    displeasure, dissatisfaction, discomfort, ... show more

Roget 879: humility, humbleness; meekness, lowness; lowliness, lowlihood; abasement, self-abasement; submission etc. 725; resignation.    condescension; ... show more

Dutch: irritatie, verdriet
Polish: upokorzenie, poniżenie

2 mortification

The localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply).

synonyms: gangrene, necrosis, sphacelus.

Roget 655: disease; illness, sickness etc. adj.; ailing &c.; all the ills that flesh is heir to" [Hamlet]; morbidity, morbosity; infirmity, ailment, indisposition; ... show more

Dutch: gangreen, necrose, afsterving
Polish: martwica, nekroza

3 mortification

An instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect.

synonym: humiliation.

Polish: upokorzenie

4 mortification

Christianity The act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself).


Moby thesaurus: Albigensianism, Catharism, Day of Atonement, Franciscanism, Sabbatarianism, Trappism, Waldensianism, Yoga, Yom Kippur, abasement, abashment, abstinence, anchoritic monasticism, anchoritism, asceticism, austerity, awkwardness, caries, carrion, chagrin ... show more.

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