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self-punishment noun[ U ] (alsoselfpunishment)uk /ˌselfˈpʌn.ɪʃ.mənt/ us /ˌselfˈpʌn.ɪʃ.mənt/ the act of punishing (= hurting or damaging) yourself: We need to create space for the voice of self-awareness alongside the voice of self-punishment. Working non-stop was a form of self-punishment. It is now generally accepted that Freud was wrong to believe that a need for self-punishment was a cause of compulsive gambling. It is a powerful memoir of childhood trauma and the years of self-punishment that followed. I vowed, not entirely successfully, to refuse any more self-punishment. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Punishing & punishments ankle bracelet ankle tag attach ball and chain bar be brought/called to accountidiom discipline endorsement fixed penalty flay flay someone aliveidiom get what's coming to youidiom gross misconduct penalty sentence skin someone aliveidiom slam dunk sort sort something out spare the rod and spoil the childidiom |