| 释义 |
Noun: mortification- Strong feelings of embarrassment
- chagrin, humiliation - The localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
- necrosis, gangrene, sphacelus - An instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect
- humiliation - (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)
Derived forms: mortifications See also: mortify Type of: case, death, embarrassment, example, instance, self-control, self-denial, self-discipline Encyclopedia: Mortification |