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self-flagellation
noun as in hair shirt
Weak matches
noun as in penance
noun as in penitence
noun as in penitency
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Watching Federer play tennis is still a religious experience, in the self-flagellation sort of way.
In other words, this is how apologies should happen—with some level of genuine-seeming self-flagellation.
When Meredith finally kicks Walter out, he resorts to self-flagellation before attempting to commit suicide.
Seeing it gave me the same feeling of unease and repulsion I had whenever witnessing self-flagellation.
That kind of sex is drama sex, sex charged with regret and self-flagellation.
In the preceding case we see a tendency to erotic self-flagellation which in a minor degree is not uncommon.
Everywhere self-flagellation, almsgiving, prophetic ecstasies and trances, the scholars and the mob at one in joyous belief.
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On this page you'll find 121 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to self-flagellation, such as: self-hatred, and self-punishment.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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