self-torment
noun
an act or instance of tormenting oneself, as with worry or guilt.
self-tormented
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a word derived from
self-torment.
Example Sentences
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Fragmentary, obscure, scattered in the recriminations of a self-tormented man, the narrative of Poet Robinson's new work engrosses the reader's efforts, distracts him from the tragic beauty of eerie moonlight, wraiths, tortured souls.
From Time Magazine Archive
As a person, White was a self-tormented man who drove himself to high and lonely accomplishment; he was also a fairly ordinary product of post-Victorian England.
From Time Magazine Archive
His wife lighted a candle, and tried to comfort the self-tormented man.
From Landolin by Berthold Auerbach
So, restless and self-tormented, Frank Lamotte passed the long afternoon, in the double solitude of a man deserted, alike by his friends and his peace of mind.
From The Diamond Coterie by Lawrence L. Lynch
Such vigils must I keep, so wakes my soul, Restless and self-tormented!
From Jane Shore A Tragedy by Nicholas Rowe
