The mortification of our lusts has something in
it that is troublesome, yet nothing that is
unreasonable. --Tillotson.
(d) Hence: Deprivation or depression of self-approval;
abatement or pride; humiliation; chagrin; vexation.
We had the mortification to lose sight of
Munich, Augsburg, and Ratisbon. --Addison.
2. That which mortifies; the cause of humiliation, chagrin,
or vexation.
It is one of the vexatious mortifications of a
studious man to have his thoughts discovered by a
tedious visit. --L'Estrange.
3. (Scots Law) A gift to some charitable or religious
institution; -- nearly synonymous with mortmain.
Syn: Chagrin; vexation; shame. See {Chagrin}.