SELF-FLAGELLATION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Self-punishment inflicted by whipping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("self-flagellation" is a kind of...):

self-punishment (punishment inflicted on yourself)

flagellation; flogging; lashing; tanning; whipping (beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment)

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