hair-shirt

• Описывает политику, отношение или образ жизни, которые являются аскетичными, самоотреченными или покаянными, часто связанными с чувством моральной строгости.

Describes a policy, attitude, or lifestyle that is austere, self-denying, or penitential, often associated with a sense of moral strictness.

1. Self-sacrificing or austereC2formalbritish

   Characterized by strict self-discipline, self-denial, or a willingness to endure hardship, often for moral or religious reasons.

   Аскетичный

   • The monk adopted a hair-shirt lifestyle, renouncing all worldly comforts.
   • Her hair-shirt approach to budgeting meant she never spent money on luxuries.
   • The company's hair-shirt policies required employees to work long hours without overtime pay.

   Synonymsabstemiousasceticausterefrugalmortifiedpenitentialpuritanicalself-denyingself-sacrificingspartan

   Antonymsepicureanindulgentluxuriousself-indulgent