self-flagellatingadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈfladʒᵻleɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈflædʒəˌleɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, flagellate v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < self- prefix + flagellate v. + -ing suffix² Compare earlier self-flagellation n.

1. That engages in self-flagellation, esp. as a form of religious discipline.

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1830 Age 3 Oct. 316/2 The poor, stupid, drivelling, mass-going, confessing, self-flagellating old idiot.

1854 Fraser's Mag. Oct. 372/2 The pastimes to which the cabbage-planting Diocletian and the self-flagellating Charles the Fifth were reduced.

1926 Jrnl. Relig. 6 653 Dancing and self-flagellating fanatics.

1997 New Republic 21 Apr. 25/2 TV evangelists proclaim (but don't practice) the flesh-hatred of self-flagellating medieval monks.

2. figurative. Characterized by or engaging in excessive self-criticism or self-punishment.

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1869 A. Thomas False Colours I. v. 93 No one would have treated her as, in her self-flagellating imagination, she pictured herself treated.

1893 Flaming Sword 3 June 342/1 Its recognition renders woman self-flagellating and self-condemning.

1919 Fortn. Rev. Mar. 445 One of those self-flagellating spirits who was the first to see and amend his own artistic failings.

1963 Sociometry 26 96 It was not uncommon for this to be carried to obsessive, self-flagellating lengths, as when students would ‘confess’ that they were unworthy of nursing.

2007 W. Safire in N.Y. Times Mag. 6 May 32/2 The silver years is unsuitable because it symbolizes gray hair, anathema to the middies, and the balding years..seems unnecessarily self-flagellating.

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

单词	self-flagellating
释义	self-flagellatingadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈfladʒᵻleɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈflædʒəˌleɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, flagellate v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < self- prefix + flagellate v. + -ing suffix² Compare earlier self-flagellation n. 1. That engages in self-flagellation, esp. as a form of religious discipline. ΚΠ 1830 Age 3 Oct. 316/2 The poor, stupid, drivelling, mass-going, confessing, self-flagellating old idiot. 1854 Fraser's Mag. Oct. 372/2 The pastimes to which the cabbage-planting Diocletian and the self-flagellating Charles the Fifth were reduced. 1926 Jrnl. Relig. 6 653 Dancing and self-flagellating fanatics. 1997 New Republic 21 Apr. 25/2 TV evangelists proclaim (but don't practice) the flesh-hatred of self-flagellating medieval monks. 2. figurative. Characterized by or engaging in excessive self-criticism or self-punishment. ΚΠ 1869 A. Thomas False Colours I. v. 93 No one would have treated her as, in her self-flagellating imagination, she pictured herself treated. 1893 Flaming Sword 3 June 342/1 Its recognition renders woman self-flagellating and self-condemning. 1919 Fortn. Rev. Mar. 445 One of those self-flagellating spirits who was the first to see and amend his own artistic failings. 1963 Sociometry 26 96 It was not uncommon for this to be carried to obsessive, self-flagellating lengths, as when students would ‘confess’ that they were unworthy of nursing. 2007 W. Safire in N.Y. Times Mag. 6 May 32/2 The silver years is unsuitable because it symbolizes gray hair, anathema to the middies, and the balding years..seems unnecessarily self-flagellating. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1830
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