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单词 self-castigation
释义

self-castigation

noun

self-cas·​ti·​ga·​tion ˌself-ˌka-stə-ˈgā-shən How to pronounce self-castigation (audio)
plural self-castigations
: punishment, reproof, or criticism of oneself
… that inner voice—in women's guilt and self-castigation around selfishness today. Lila MacLellan
… beaten down by a steady stream of self-castigations. Nina Schuyler
self-castigate
ˌself-ˈka-stə-ˌgāt How to pronounce self-castigation (audio)
intransitive verb
self-castigated; self-castigating; self-castigates
a desire to self-castigate

Word History

First Known Use

1759, in the meaning defined above

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