mortification in WordNet English dictionary

1. strong feelings of embarrassment
   chagrin  humiliation  mortification 
   
2. the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
   necrosis  mortification  gangrene  sphacelus 
   
3. an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect
   "he had to undergo one humiliation after another"
   humiliation  mortification 
   
4. (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)
   mortification