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self-flagellation

NOUN
hair shirt
Synonyms
WEAK
self-hatred self-punishment
NOUN
penance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absolution atonement contrition forgiveness penitence remorse repentance retribution
STRONG
attrition compensation compunction confession expiation mortification penalty punishment purgation rue ruth shrift sorrow suffering
WEAK
hair shirt remorsefulness sackcloth and ashes
Antonyms
STRONGEST
happiness
STRONG
joy reward
NOUN
penitence
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contrition penance repentance
STRONG
anguish attrition compunction contriteness debasement degradation distress grief humiliation qualm regret remorse rue ruefulness ruth sadness scruple self-condemnation self-punishment self-reproach
WEAK
humbling remorsefulness self-castigation
Antonyms
STRONG
approval comfort contentedness elevation happiness joy satisfaction
WEAK
shamelessness
NOUN
penitency
Synonyms
WEAK
anguish attrition compunction contriteness contrition debasement degradation distress grief humbling humiliation penance qualm regret remorse remorsefulness repentance rue ruefulness ruth sadness scruple self-castigation self-condemnation self-punishment self-reproach
NOUN
remorsefulness
Synonyms
WEAK
anguish attrition compunction contriteness contrition debasement degradation distress grief humbling humiliation penance penitency qualm regret remorse repentance rue ruefulness ruth sadness scruple self-castigation self-condemnation self-punishment self-reproach

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And at this precise moment, amid a coalition burned out on self-flagellation and ascetic living, a Totenkopf has been deemed forgivable.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Lorca, like many Filipino Catholic devotees, performs religious penance in the belief that the practice of self-flagellation can cleanse sins, cure illness and even grant wishes.

From Reuters • Apr. 6, 2023

So, in four paragraphs of self-flagellation, Sweet almost instantly apologized for the “harm” his “ham-fisted” and “clumsy” attempt to “open a conversation” has caused.

From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2022

The stand-up’s job is one of public self-flagellation in service of the greater good.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2022

But hey, slipping the note into the widows mailbox had always been more about self-flagellation than brotherly love.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx