self torture
/ˌsɛlfˈtɔrtʃər/
noun
- The act of causing oneself severe mental or physical pain, often deliberately or obsessively.
- The prisoner's self-torture through starvation was a protest against the conditions.
- In the story, the hero's self-torture over his lost love drives him to isolation.
- Dwelling on every small failure is a form of self-torture that harms your well-being.
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