Mortification vs Dishonour - What's the difference?
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The act of mortifying.
A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment.
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(medicine) The death of part of the body.
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Shame or disgrace.
Lack of honour or integrity.
(legal) Failure or refusal of the drawee or intended acceptor of a negotiable instrument, such as a bill of exchange or note, to accept it or, if it is accepted, to pay and retire it.
To bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame.
To refuse to accept something, such as a cheque; to not honor.
To violate or rape.
Mortification is a related term of dishonour.
As nouns the difference between mortification and dishonour
is that mortification is the act of mortifying while dishonour is shame or disgrace.As a verb dishonour is
to bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame.mortification
English
Noun
(en noun)- And then there's the fever and the mortification —if it took bad ways he'd quickly be gone.
dishonour
English
Alternative forms
* dishonorNoun
- You have brought dishonour upon the family.
Synonyms
*Verb
(en verb)- You have dishonoured the family.
