SINCE 1828
self-torturing
adjective
self-tor·tur·ing
| \ ˌself-ˈtȯrch-riŋ
, -ˈtȯr-chə-\
, -ˈtȯr-chə-\
Definition of self-torturing
(Entry 1 of 2)
: self-tormenting
… we're not just holding onto social links with our exes because we're a bunch of self-torturing maniacs.— Gabrielle Moss self-torturing thoughts All those self-torturing questions. Why had he let her take the bus that night? Why hadn't he driven her?— Neil Darbyshire
self-torturing
noun
plural self-torturings
Definition of self-torturing (Entry 2 of 2)
: self-torture
his endless self-torturing over past mistakes … the personal loss and emotional deprivation she had suffered in her self-torturings …— Mark Bostridge
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