Mortification — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

strong feelings of embarrassment

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˌɔːɹɾɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/mˌɔːtɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˌɔːtɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /mˌɔːɹɾɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

he had to undergo one humiliation after another

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chagrin necrosis sphacelus humiliation gangrene

Parts of Speech

noun	strong feelings of embarrassment
noun	the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
noun	an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect “he had to undergo one humiliation after another”
noun	(Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)

Word Forms

chagrin	verb	cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
humiliate	verb	cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
mortify	verb	cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
necrotic	adjective	relating to or affected by necrosis
gangrenous	adjective	suffering from tissue death
sphacelate	verb	undergo necrosis

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Demütigung

starke Gefühle der Verlegenheit

🇪🇸Spanish

mortificación

fuertes sentimientos de vergüenza

🇮🇹Italian

mortificazione

forti sentimenti di imbarazzo

🇳🇱Dutch

versterving

sterke gevoelens van schaamte

🇵🇹Portuguese

mortificação

fortes sentimentos de constrangimento

🇷🇺Russian

унижение

сильное чувство смущения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वैराग्य

शर्मिंदगी की तीव्र भावनाएँ

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষোভ

বিব্রতকর তীব্র অনুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

மரணம்

சங்கடத்தின் வலுவான உணர்வுகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

మృత్యువు

ఇబ్బంది యొక్క బలమైన భావాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

मृत्यू

लज्जास्पद भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

મોર્ટિફિકેશન

અકળામણની મજબૂત લાગણીઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರ್ತ್ಯೀಕರಣ

ಮುಜುಗರದ ಬಲವಾದ ಭಾವನೆಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മോർട്ടഫിക്കേഷൻ

നാണക്കേടിൻ്റെ ശക്തമായ വികാരങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੌਤ

ਸ਼ਰਮਿੰਦਗੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

موت

شرمندگی کے مضبوط احساسات

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

屈辱

强烈的尴尬感

🇯🇵Japanese

苦行

強い恥ずかしさの感情

🇰🇷Korean

고행

강한 당혹감

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hành xác

cảm giác xấu hổ mạnh mẽ

🇹🇭Thai

การชดใช้

ความรู้สึกลำบากใจอย่างรุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

malu

perasaan malu yang kuat

🇵🇭Filipino

kahihiyan

malakas na damdamin ng kahihiyan

🇲🇾Malay

rasa malu

perasaan malu yang kuat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إماتة

مشاعر قوية من الإحراج

🇮🇷Persian

مرگ

احساس خجالت قوی

🇹🇷Turkish

utanç

güçlü utanç duyguları

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַשׁפָּלָה

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