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SELF-TORTURE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does self-torture mean?
• SELF-TORTURE (noun)
The noun SELF-TORTURE has 1 sense:
1. self-imposed distress
Familiarity information: SELF-TORTURE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Self-imposed distress
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
self-torment; self-torture
Hypernyms ("self-torture" is a kind of...):
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