noun (n)

• strong feelings of embarrassment(noun.feeling)

  Synonym:
  chagrin, humiliation
  

  source: wordnet30
• the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)(noun.phenomenon)

  Synonym:
  gangrene, necrosis, sphacelus
  

  source: wordnet30
• an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect(noun.event)

  Synonym:
  humiliation
  

  source: wordnet30
• (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• The act of mortifying, or the condition of being mortified(noun)

  source: webster1913