self-punishment

• Nom désignant une punition ou une souffrance que l'on s'inflige à soi-même, souvent par sentiment de culpabilité, de regret ou par désir d'expiation.

A noun referring to punishment or suffering inflicted on oneself, often as a result of guilt, regret, or a desire for atonement.

indénombrable

1. Self-inflicted penaltyC1formal

   Punishment or suffering that a person imposes on themselves, often due to guilt, regret, or a sense of wrongdoing.

   autopunition

   • After the argument, he engaged in self-punishment by isolating himself for days.
   • She felt such remorse that she resorted to self-punishment as a way to atone.
   • The character's self-punishment was a central theme in the novel.

   Synonymespenanceself-flagellationself-mortification