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self-torture

self-torture
NounIntransitive Verb

Meanings

Nounself-torture

The act of inflicting severe mental or emotional pain upon oneself, often through obsessive guilt, regret, or anxiety.

Her constant dwelling on the mistake was a form of pure self-torture.

Intransitive Verbself-torture
[~]

To deliberately cause oneself great mental distress or suffering through repetitive negative thoughts or actions.

He continued to self-torture by replaying the argument in his head for hours.

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