self-flagellation (Meaning)
self-flagellation (n)
self-punishment inflicted by whipping
Synonyms & Antonyms of self-flagellation
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- selfness
- self-centeredness
- self-preoccupation
- self-interest
- navel-gazing
- egoism
- egotism
- self-regard
- egotism
- selfness
- self-involvement
- ego
- selfishness
- self-involvement
- complacency
- vanity
- self-centeredness
- egocentrism
- egomania
- self-preoccupation
- navel-gazing
- egocentricity
- self-absorption
- narcissism
- narcissism
- selfishness
- egocentrism
- self-concern
- ego
- egoism
- vanity
- egomania
- self-regard
- complacency
- self-concern
- egocentricity
- self-interest
- self-absorption
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- self-respect
- pompousness
- vainglory
- conceit
- smugness
- pridefulness
- self-esteem
- vainness
- self-indulgence
- pride
- self-esteem
- self-conceit
- self-sufficiency
- conceit
- self-importance
- conceitedness
- self-satisfaction
- pompousness
- vaingloriousness
- self-love
- self-glorification
- pomposity
- self-respect
- complacence
- pomposity
- pride
- self-satisfaction
- self-glorification
- self-conceit
- conceitedness
- pridefulness
- smugness
- complacence
- vainness
- self-admiration
- self-importance
- vainglory
- self-admiration
- self-sufficiency
- self-indulgence
- vaingloriousness
- self-love
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
self-sacrifice, generosity, self-immolation, magnanimity, altruism,self-annihilation,selflessness, unselfishness,self-forgetfulness
selfness, self-centeredness, self-preoccupation, self-interest, navel-gazing, egoism, egotism, self-regard, egotism, selfness
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.
