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SELF-FLAGELLATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does self-flagellation mean?
• SELF-FLAGELLATION (noun)
The noun SELF-FLAGELLATION has 1 sense:
1. self-punishment inflicted by whipping
Familiarity information: SELF-FLAGELLATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Self-punishment inflicted by whipping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("self-flagellation" is a kind of...):
self-punishment (punishment inflicted on yourself)
flagellation; flogging; lashing; tanning; whipping (beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment)
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