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mortification

mor.ti.fi.ca.tion \.mo.rt-*-f*-'ka--sh*n\ n 1: the subjection and denial of 
   bodily passions and appetites by abstinence  or self-inflicted pain or 
   discomfort 2: NECROSIS, GANGRENE  3a: a sense of humiliation and shame 
   caused by something that wounds one's  pride or self-respect 3b: the cause 
   of such humiliation or shame