flagellation
[ flaj-uh-ley-shuhn ]
/ ˌflædʒ əˈleɪ ʃən /
noun
the act or process of flagellating.
a masochistic or sadistic act in which the participants receive erotic stimulation from whipping or being whipped.
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Origin of flagellation
OTHER WORDS FROM flagellation
self-flag·el·la·tion, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for flagellation
Watching Federer play tennis is still a religious experience, in the self-flagellation sort of way.
Roger Federer’s U.S. Open Defeat Was Bad, but He’s Not Dead Yet|Sujay Kumar|September 3, 2013|DAILY BEASTWhen Meredith finally kicks Walter out, he resorts to self-flagellation before attempting to commit suicide.
That kind of sex is drama sex, sex charged with regret and self-flagellation.
Medical definitions for flagellation
flagellation
[ flăj′ə-lā′shən ]
n.
Whipping oneself or another as a means of arousing or heightening sexual feeling.
The flagellar arrangement on an organism.
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