mortification
Definitions
A feeling of shame, humiliation, or embarrassment.
The subjection of bodily appetites and passions by self-denial or discipline.
The death of one part of the body while the rest is alive; gangrene.
Examples
To her utter mortification, she realized she had been wearing her sweater inside out during the entire presentation.
He felt a deep sense of mortification when his secret diary was accidentally read aloud to the class.
The team suffered the mortification of a crushing defeat in the final minutes of the championship game.
Synonyms
humiliation embarrassment shame chagrin discomfiture abashment ignominy