self-flagellation (Meaning)
self-flagellation (n)
self-punishment inflicted by whipping
Synonyms & Antonyms of self-flagellation
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- ego
- egomania
- selfness
- self-interest
- egocentricity
- selfishness
- self-involvement
- narcissism
- self-concern
- self-involvement
- navel-gazing
- self-preoccupation
- ego
- egocentricity
- vanity
- selfness
- navel-gazing
- vanity
- self-interest
- egomania
- self-absorption
- egoism
- egocentrism
- egocentrism
- self-regard
- complacency
- self-preoccupation
- self-concern
- egotism
- self-absorption
- self-regard
- egoism
- complacency
- self-centeredness
- narcissism
- selfishness
- self-centeredness
- egotism
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- self-respect
- self-satisfaction
- self-love
- self-sufficiency
- complacence
- pride
- vainness
- vaingloriousness
- self-conceit
- self-admiration
- conceitedness
- pride
- self-importance
- self-love
- smugness
- self-indulgence
- complacence
- pomposity
- conceit
- pridefulness
- conceit
- self-esteem
- pridefulness
- self-sufficiency
- vaingloriousness
- self-glorification
- self-admiration
- vainglory
- conceitedness
- vainglory
- vainness
- self-indulgence
- self-esteem
- pompousness
- self-conceit
- self-satisfaction
- self-respect
- smugness
- self-importance
- pomposity
- pompousness
- self-glorification
self-flagellation Sentence Examples
- The monk's intense self-flagellation was a form of religious devotion.
- The self-flagellation left visible marks on her body, a reminder of her suffering.
- She felt a strange sense of satisfaction from her self-flagellation.
- His self-flagellation was seen as a sign of mental illness.
- The act of self-flagellation was cathartic for him, providing a release from his pain.
- The self-flagellation ritual was a key part of her religious practice.
- She was horrified by her own self-flagellation, but she couldn't resist its allure.
- The self-flagellation was a form of self-punishment, a way to atone for her sins.
- The self-flagellation was a secret she kept hidden from the world.
- The self-flagellation was a dangerous addiction that spiraled out of control.
FAQs About the word self-flagellation
self-punishment inflicted by whipping
magnanimity, self-immolation, self-sacrifice,self-annihilation, generosity, altruism,selflessness, unselfishness,self-forgetfulness
ego, egomania, selfness, self-interest, egocentricity, selfishness, self-involvement, narcissism, self-concern, self-involvement
The monk's intense self-flagellation was a form of religious devotion.
The self-flagellation left visible marks on her body, a reminder of her suffering.
She felt a strange sense of satisfaction from her self-flagellation.
His self-flagellation was seen as a sign of mental illness.
