self-torment
[self-tawr-ment, self-]
- an act or instance of tormenting oneself, as with worry or guilt.
Origin of self-torment
First recorded in 1640–50
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Examples from the Web for self-torment
Historical Examples
The doubt on my mind was dispelled—not a pretext left for my own self-torment.
What Will He Do With It, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
Charity listened with a greed of self-torment like a fanatic penitent.
We Can't Have EverythingRupert Hughes
She has much of your absurd sensitiveness; self-torment is one of her vices.
Cape of StormsPercival Pollard
The poor fellow was in agonies of self-torment at the thought.
The Luck of Gerard RidgeleyBertram Mitford
He now must wander in self-torment, seeking and finding not.
Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic ScienceHudson Tuttle