#self-flagellated
- Self-flagellated — Having whipped or scourged oneself as an act of penance. Figuratively, it describes a person in a state of extreme moral self-punishment, overwhelmed by their own severe self-reproach, intense regrets, and repeated psychological accusations.
- Self-flagellated — Regarding persons or actions: self-flagellated; having inflicted physical punishments or whipping upon oneself for penitential purposes. Broadly and figuratively, it describes an individual deeply marked by feelings of guilt, adopting an attitude of severe self-deprecation and harsh self-criticism, refusing self-forgiveness.