mortification
noun
[ ˌmɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn ]
• great embarrassment and shame.
• "they mistook my mortification for an admission of guilt"
Similar:
embarrassment,
humiliation,
chagrin,
discomfiture,
discomposure,
awkwardness,
shame,
loss of face,
subduing,
suppression,
subjugation,
control,
controlling,
restraint,
disciplining,
chastening,
punishment,
denying,
• the action of subduing one's bodily desires.
• "mortification of the flesh has a long tradition in some religions"
