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Definition of self-torture in English: self-torturenounsɛlfˈtɔːtʃə mass nounThe inflicting of pain, especially mental pain, on oneself. the poem explores with dramatic intensity the human capacity for self-torture Example sentencesExamples - Irene's subsequent self-torture echoes that of Rachel.
- Critics carped, but there was something sweet in seeing so much self-torture finally resolved.
- We've always been a band that was into self-torture.
- The self-torture gradually phased out as I undertook further reporting of business events.
- In essence, it's another form of self-torture.
Definition of self-torture in US English: self-torturenounˈˌself ˈtôrCHər The inflicting of pain, especially mental pain, on oneself. the poem explores with dramatic intensity the human capacity for self-torture Example sentencesExamples - In essence, it's another form of self-torture.
- We've always been a band that was into self-torture.
- Critics carped, but there was something sweet in seeing so much self-torture finally resolved.
- Irene's subsequent self-torture echoes that of Rachel.
- The self-torture gradually phased out as I undertook further reporting of business events.
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