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self-punishing
adjective
(alsoselfpunishing)uk /ˌselfˈpʌn.ɪ.ʃɪŋ/ us /ˌselfˈpʌn.ɪ.ʃɪŋ/
behaving in a way that is intended or designed to punish (= hurt or damage) yourself:
As a teenager, she would deliberately pick the most self-punishing option every time.
I think there's a self-punishing streak in his art, and I want to explore it.
The book analyses our curious, self-punishing need to turn food into a form of tyranny.
This is a cruel, self-punishing, and ultimately tragic work about masculinity.
As the documentary progresses, he is revealed as tormented, driven, and self-punishing.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Punishing & punishments
ankle bracelet
ankle tag
attach
ball and chain
bar
be brought/called to accountidiom
discipline
endorsement
fixed penalty
flay
flay someone aliveidiom
get what's coming to youidiom
gross misconduct
penalty
sentence
skin someone aliveidiom
slam dunk
sort
sort something out
spare the rod and spoil the childidiom
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