self-punishment
noun
self-pun·ish·ment
ˌself-ˈpə-nish-mənt 
: the act of punishing oneself
Leaving early to train for an Ironman triathlon—a masterwork of self-punishment—is, however, deeply respected.—
Kyle Smith
Kyle SmithLife was hard enough on me without adding the burden of additional self-punishment.—Ann Finnie
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There was a quality of self-punishment to these actions.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2024
The effort to exonerate herself in her own mind leads her to rituals of exertion and self-punishment.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2024
Sure, the average man probably wouldn’t eat an entire bar of soap in the middle of a group hang as a form of self-punishment for violating bro code, but who among us doesn’t want to be accepted?
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2024
As Chung seeks a way to grieve without self-punishment, this open-hearted, unflinching account will be a boon to others.
—Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2023
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2024
The effort to exonerate herself in her own mind leads her to rituals of exertion and self-punishment.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2024
Sure, the average man probably wouldn’t eat an entire bar of soap in the middle of a group hang as a form of self-punishment for violating bro code, but who among us doesn’t want to be accepted?
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2024
As Chung seeks a way to grieve without self-punishment, this open-hearted, unflinching account will be a boon to others.
—Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2023
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self-punishment
noun
self-pun·ish·ment
-ˈpən-ish-mənt
: punishment of oneself
masochistic self-punishment
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