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Self-punishment

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of punishing oneself. uncountable

    "[…] O Jealousie (said she) the phrensie of wise folkes, the well-wishing spite, the unkinde carefulnesse, the selfe-punishment for others faults, and selfe-miserie in others happinesse, the cousin of envie, daughter of love, & mother of hate, how couldest thou so quietly get thee a seate in the unquiet hart of Gynecia, […]"

  2. 2
    punishment inflicted on yourself wordnet

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