| verb | practice self-denial of one's body and appetites |
| verb | hold within limits and control “subdue one's appetites” |
| verb | cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of “He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss” |
| verb | undergo necrosis “the tissue around the wound necrosed” |
| adjective | suffering from tissue death |
| adjective | made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride “too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street” |
| mortification | 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) |
| humiliation | noun | state of disgrace or loss of self-respect |
| chagrin | noun | strong feelings of embarrassment |
| abasement | noun | depriving one of self-esteem |
| gangrene | noun | necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass |
| sphacelus | noun | necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass |