self-tormenting

adjective

self-tor·ment·ing | \ˌself-tȯr-ˈmen-tiŋ,

-ˈtȯr-ˌmen-\

Definition of self-tormenting

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: tormenting oneself especially psychologically a self-tormenting perfectionist : marked by self-torment self-tormenting thoughts

self-tormenting

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plural self-tormentings

Definition of self-tormenting (Entry 2 of 2)

: self-torment She had, therefore, abundant leisure for reflection, and even for self-tormenting …— Sir Walter Scott … golf is a form of self-tormenting. It causes extraordinary amounts of self-inflicted pain …— Andrew Greig But Dante transcends these self-tormentings and rises to a higher stage of spiritual illumination …— Stephen Gurney

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