mortification

noun

1. 1

   (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)

2. 2

   an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect

   he had to undergo one humiliation after another

3. 3

   strong feelings of embarrassment

4. 4

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