mortification vs tormenting

mortification

noun
  • The act of mortifying. 

  • A bequest to a charitable institution. 

  • The death of part of the body. 

  • A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment. 

  • A bringing under of the passions and appetites by a severe or strict manner of living. 

tormenting

noun
  • The act by which somebody is tormented. 

adj
  • Involving or causing torment. 

How often have the words mortification and tormenting occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )