self-tormentedadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlftɔːˈmɛntᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlftɔrˈmɛn(t)əd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, tormented adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + tormented adj. Compare earlier self-torment n., self-tormenting n., self-tormenting adj., self-tormentor n.

Tormented by oneself; engaging in or characterized by self-torment.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > [adjective] > caused by oneself

self-inflicted1600

self-tormented1695

1695 Let. to Gentleman in Comm. of Peace 64 Be thus Just Sir, for your own Peace sake, that you may not go Self-tormented with a Guilty Consciousness of your own Falsehood to your Lord.

1714 N. Rowe Trag. Jane Shore ii. i. 13 So wakes my Soul, Restless and self-tormented.

1758 Prisoner 2 My aching Limbs, My tortur'd Thoughts, my Self-tormented Soul.

1813 La Belle Assemblée June 215/1 God's good will is so, that the tormentor shall be self-tormented!

1873 Examiner 22 Nov. 1175/2 Where is a self-tormented, justly-tortured soul in its inmost workings laid more artfully bare than in the vainly attempted prayer of the guilty king in ‘Hamlet’?

1962 Times Lit. Suppl. 30 Nov. 933/4 A crowd of people who are all in varying degrees shabby, greedy, foul, self-tormented.

2012 Irish Times (Nexis) 18 Feb. (Weekend section) 13 The unhappy, self-tormented personality of the British poet Edward Thomas is studied with subtle compassion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-tormented
释义	self-tormentedadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlftɔːˈmɛntᵻd/, U.S. /ˌsɛlftɔrˈmɛn(t)əd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, tormented adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + tormented adj. Compare earlier self-torment n., self-tormenting n., self-tormenting adj., self-tormentor n. Tormented by oneself; engaging in or characterized by self-torment. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > [adjective] > caused by oneself self-inflicted1600 self-tormented1695 1695 Let. to Gentleman in Comm. of Peace 64 Be thus Just Sir, for your own Peace sake, that you may not go Self-tormented with a Guilty Consciousness of your own Falsehood to your Lord. 1714 N. Rowe Trag. Jane Shore ii. i. 13 So wakes my Soul, Restless and self-tormented. 1758 Prisoner 2 My aching Limbs, My tortur'd Thoughts, my Self-tormented Soul. 1813 La Belle Assemblée June 215/1 God's good will is so, that the tormentor shall be self-tormented! 1873 Examiner 22 Nov. 1175/2 Where is a self-tormented, justly-tortured soul in its inmost workings laid more artfully bare than in the vainly attempted prayer of the guilty king in ‘Hamlet’? 1962 Times Lit. Suppl. 30 Nov. 933/4 A crowd of people who are all in varying degrees shabby, greedy, foul, self-tormented. 2012 Irish Times (Nexis) 18 Feb. (Weekend section) 13 The unhappy, self-tormented personality of the British poet Edward Thomas is studied with subtle compassion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1695
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