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self-torture

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Self`-tor´ture
n.1.The act of inflicting pain on one's self; pain inflicted on one's self.
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Noun1.self-torture - self-imposed distress
self-torment
distress, hurt, suffering - psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress"
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self-torture [ˌsɛlfˈtɔːtʃəʳ] self-torment [ˌsɛlfˈtɔmɛnt] n → il tormentarsi m
self-torture [ˌsɛlfˈtɔːtʃəʳ] self-torment [ˌsɛlfˈtɔmɛnt] n → il tormentarsi m


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Something impelled him to go to the studio, some obscure desire for self-torture, and yet he dreaded the anguish that he foresaw.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
Mediaevalism, with its saints and martyrs, its love of self-torture, its wild passion for wounding itself, its gashing with knives, and its whipping with rods - Mediaevalism is real Christianity, and the mediaeval Christ is the real Christ.
The Soul of Man under Socialism by Wilde, Oscar View in context
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