Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Pain or torture inflicted on one's self: as, the self-torture of the heathen.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of inflicting pain on one's self; pain inflicted on one's self.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun self-imposed distress
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Examples
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My mental self-torture was interrupted when my cousin Will stuck his grizzled brown head through my office door.
The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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Normally, when I try to get myself psyched up for the kind of self-torture CrossFit requires, I use the "Judgment Night" soundtrack.
Archive 2009-10-04 Tyler 2009
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My mental self-torture was interrupted when my cousin Will stuck his grizzled brown head through my office door.
The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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It also helps explain why I continue the (sometimes) self-torture of watching them. lol foodlover said:
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Normally, when I try to get myself psyched up for the kind of self-torture CrossFit requires, I use the "Judgment Night" soundtrack.
This song is in my head today Tyler 2009
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We overeat for a reason, and the reason, believe it or not, isn't self-torture.
The Inner Weigh: 7 Subconscious Slimming Strategies The Inner Weigh 2010
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We overeat for a reason, and the reason, believe it or not, isn't self-torture.
The Inner Weigh: 7 Subconscious Slimming Strategies The Inner Weigh 2010
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We overeat for a reason, and the reason, believe it or not, isn't self-torture.
The Inner Weigh: 7 Subconscious Slimming Strategies The Inner Weigh 2010
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Rajesh Kumar Singh/Associated Press A Sufi Kalandar, or a wandering ascetic, performed an act of self-torture during the annual Urs festival at the shrine of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti in the western Indian city of Ajmer, June 9.
Bizarre India, 2011 2011
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All of which culminates in self-recrimination until we wake-up, smell the coffee and give self-torture up for Lent.
Dr. Cara Barker: How to Be Happy: Are You Being Too Mean to Yourself? A 21 Day Challenge 2010
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