self-tormentorn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlftɔːˈmɛntə/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlftɔrˈmɛn(t)ər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, tormentor n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + tormentor n. Compare earlier self-torment n., self-tormenting n., self-tormenting adj.In quot. 1712 after classical Latin Heauton Timorumenos, the title of a play by Terence ( < Hellenistic Greek Ἑαυτὸν τιμωρούμενος , lit. ‘punishing oneself’, the title of a play by Menander that does not survive). Compare self-punisher n. at self- prefix 1c(b).

A person who inflicts (esp. mental) pain or suffering on himself or herself.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > cause of mental anguish or torment > [noun] > tormenting oneself > one who

self-tormentor1642

1642 A. Grosse Myst. Self-denyall xiii, in Sweet & Soule-perswading Inducements 200 Every self-seeker is a self-tormentor.

1668 J. Flavell Saint Indeed 59 Mourners in Sion, you may, and ought to be; but self tormentors you must not be.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 521. ⁋6 The Play of the Self-Tormentor of Terence's.

1754 N. Weekes Choice of Husband 30 To nothing constant, and to nothing true, A Self-tormentor, and a Plague to you!

1825 R. Southey Tale of Paraguay iv. 112 Poor, erring, self-tormentor that thou art; O Man!

1862 Illustr. London News 20 Dec. 682/2 Who is unhappier than the self-tormentor who, in despair, torments others.

1974 Nineteenth-cent. Fiction 29 44 Lucy..is an austere self-tormentor.

2014 Sunday Times (Nexis) 21 Sept. (Culture section) 36 Thanks to his conscience he was a relentless self-tormentor.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-tormentor
释义	self-tormentorn. Brit. /ˌsɛlftɔːˈmɛntə/, U.S. /ˌsɛlftɔrˈmɛn(t)ər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, tormentor n. Etymology: < self- prefix + tormentor n. Compare earlier self-torment n., self-tormenting n., self-tormenting adj.In quot. 1712 after classical Latin Heauton Timorumenos, the title of a play by Terence ( < Hellenistic Greek Ἑαυτὸν τιμωρούμενος , lit. ‘punishing oneself’, the title of a play by Menander that does not survive). Compare self-punisher n. at self- prefix 1c(b). A person who inflicts (esp. mental) pain or suffering on himself or herself. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > cause of mental anguish or torment > [noun] > tormenting oneself > one who self-tormentor1642 1642 A. Grosse Myst. Self-denyall xiii, in Sweet & Soule-perswading Inducements 200 Every self-seeker is a self-tormentor. 1668 J. Flavell Saint Indeed 59 Mourners in Sion, you may, and ought to be; but self tormentors you must not be. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 521. ⁋6 The Play of the Self-Tormentor of Terence's. 1754 N. Weekes Choice of Husband 30 To nothing constant, and to nothing true, A Self-tormentor, and a Plague to you! 1825 R. Southey Tale of Paraguay iv. 112 Poor, erring, self-tormentor that thou art; O Man! 1862 Illustr. London News 20 Dec. 682/2 Who is unhappier than the self-tormentor who, in despair, torments others. 1974 Nineteenth-cent. Fiction 29 44 Lucy..is an austere self-tormentor. 2014 Sunday Times (Nexis) 21 Sept. (Culture section) 36 Thanks to his conscience he was a relentless self-tormentor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1642
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