Meaning of self-flagellation | Babel Free
Definitions
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The practice of whipping oneself as penance for sins. countable, historical, uncountable
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Intense feelings of guilt. countable, informal, uncountable
Equivalents
Deutsch
Selbstgeißelung
Español
autoflagelación
Français
autoflagellation
Italiano
autoflagellazione
Polski
samobiczowanie
Português
autoflagelação
Examples
“It was [...] followed by feelings of immense guilt and self-flagellation. What did I do wrong? What did I forget?”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.