self-flagellation en · NOUN
Meanings
- (countable, historical, uncountable) The practice of whipping oneself as penance for sins.
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(countable, informal, uncountable) Intense feelings of guilt.
It was [...] followed by feelings of immense guilt and self-flagellation. What did I do wrong? What did I forget?
2020, Louise Curtis with Sarah Johnson, A Nurseʼs Story: My Life in A&E During the Covid Crisis, Pan Books, page 70:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| self-flagellations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
beat oneself up · beat one's breast · hairshirt
Translations (14)
es autoflagelación (the practice of whipping oneself as penance for sins) · fi itsensäruoskinta (the practice of whipping oneself as penance for sins) · bg самобичуване (the practice of whipping oneself as penance for sins) · gl autoflaxelación (the practice of whipping oneself as penance for sins) · sv självgissling (the practice of whipping oneself as penance for sins) · it autoflagellazione (the practice of whipping oneself as penance for sins) · de Selbstgeißelung (the practice of whipping oneself as penance for sins) · pl samobiczowanie (the practice of whipping oneself as penance for sins) · ca autoflagel·lació (the practice of whipping oneself as penance for sins) · pt autoflagelação (the practice of whipping oneself as penance for sins) · fr autoflagellation (the practice of whipping oneself as penance for sins) · sv självgisslande (the practice of whipping oneself as penance for sins) · az şaxsey-vaxsey (the practice of whipping oneself as penance for sins) · ro autoflagelare (the practice of whipping oneself as penance for sins)