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单词 self-laceration
释义

self-laceration

noun

self-lac·​er·​a·​tion ˌself-ˌla-sə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce self-laceration (audio)
plural self-lacerations
: the act or an instance of lacerating oneself: such as
a
: the act or action of cutting or tearing one's own flesh
… the self-laceration often results in sustained or permanent visible disfigurements to the body … Armando Favazza
b
: the act or action of rebuking or tormenting oneself
Here his self-laceration finds expression in a series of adjectives that come tumbling out … Harold Bloom
self-lacerating
ˌself-ˈla-sə-ˌrā-tiŋ How to pronounce self-laceration (audio)
adjective
a self-lacerating autobiography
his self-lacerating honesty
… as she launched an unexpected second career as an acerbic, self-lacerating chronicler of Hollywood excess … Matt Schudel

Word History

First Known Use

1684, in the meaning defined above

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