Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun self-flagellation

1 sense of self-flagellation

Sense 1
self-flagellation -- (self-punishment inflicted by whipping)
       => whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation -- (beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment)
       => self-punishment -- (punishment inflicted on yourself)