hair shirt
/ˈhɛrˌʃɜrt/
adjective
- Relating to or suggesting self-denial, punishment, or guilt; austere or penitential.
- The company's hair-shirt policies made employees feel guilty for taking breaks.
- She adopted a hair-shirt lifestyle, giving away all her possessions and living very simply.
- He had a hair-shirt attitude toward fun, believing that enjoyment was a waste of time.
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