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self-tor·ment·ed | \ ˌself-tȯr-ˈmen-təd 
, -ˈtȯr-ˌmen- \
, -ˈtȯr-ˌmen- \Definition of self-tormented
: tormented by oneself especially psychologically
And the self-tormented individual lies wakeful, during weary night-hours, revolving a thousand possibilities …— H. B. Stowe
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The first known use of self-tormented was in 1695
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