1. A feeling of severe embarrassment, humiliation, or shame
Much to her mortification, she tripped and fell in front of the entire class.
Para sua mortificação, ela tropeçou e caiu na frente de toda a classe.
2. The action or practice of subduing the body or its desires through self-denial or discipline, especially for religious purposes
Medieval monks practiced mortification of the flesh through fasting and self-flagellation.
Monges medievais praticavam a mortificação da carne através do jejum e autoflagelação.
3. The death or decay of body tissue
The mortification of the infected tissue required immediate medical intervention.
A mortificação do tecido infectado exigiu intervenção médica imediata.