self-punishing
- a word derived from punishing.
Example Sentences
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She was also extremely rigid, moralistic and self-punishing and was quick to lash out with an acerbic tongue, including at me.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2023
The frame of the show involves the singer’s self-punishing quest to perfectly pull off his 1992 Dangerous tour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2022
It feels quite uplifting to do that, somehow, rather than self-punishing.
From The Guardian ● May 30, 2020
His vast popularity within the military derives largely from his reputation for total, self-punishing commitment to his troops.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2018
The jeweled bracelets were clasped again around the thinly boned joints, and on some self-punishing impulse she had shortened the chains so that she could not even put her arms around me.
From The Door Through Space by Bradley, Marion Zimmer
