mortification Syllabification: (mor·ti·fi·ca·tion)Pronunciation: /ˌmôrtəfəˈkāSHən/Translate mortification | into Italian Definition of mortification noun 1great embarrassment and shame:they mistook my mortification for an admission of guilt 2the action of subduing one’s bodily desires:mortification of the flesh has a long tradition in some religionsmortification in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of mortification in the British & World English dictionary
