mortification

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun strong feelings of embarrassment
  2. noun the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
  3. noun an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect

Etymology

From Middle English mortificacioun, mortification, from Middle French mortification and its etymon Latin mortificātiō. By surface analysis, mortify + -ication.

In classic literature

Synonyms

chagrin, humiliation

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