SINCE 1828
self-tormented
adjective
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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