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self-affliction

noun

Etymology

From self- + affliction.

  1. derived from afflictio
  2. derived from afliction
  3. inherited from affliction
  4. prefixed as self-affliction — “self + affliction”

Definitions

  1. The infliction of pain or suffering on oneself

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for self-affliction. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA