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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesautopunitivo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aw-to-pu-ni-tʃi-vu
"A sua postura autopunitiva prejudicou a sua carreira."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Involving or tending toward the infliction of punishment or harsh treatment upon oneself, often due to guilt or low self-esteem.
"He adopted a self-punishing workout schedule that left him physically exhausted." - 2
Characterized by actions or choices that inevitably cause personal harm, distress, or failure.
"Her self-punishing perfectionism made it impossible for her to enjoy any of her achievements."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the reflexive prefix 'self-' (from Old English 'silf') and the participle of 'punish' (from Old French 'puniss-', stem of 'punir', derived from Latin 'punire', meaning to punish or chastise). The compound emerged in the late 19th century to describe psychological behaviors, guilt-driven actions, or demanding physical regimens.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Self-punishing" is said worldwide
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autopunisseur
Transliteration: o-to-py-ni-sœʁ
"Son comportement autopunisseur inquiétait beaucoup ses proches."
selbstbestrafend
Transliteration: zɛlbstbəˌʃtʁaːfənt
"Er zeigte eine selbstereignete, selbstbestrafende Haltung."
autopunitivo
Transliteration: au-to-pu-ni-ti-vo
"Il suo atteggiamento autopunitivo gli impediva di essere felice."
autopunitivo
Transliteration: au-to-pu-ni-ti-βo
"Llevaba una vida con un enfoque severo y autopunitivo."
autopunitivo
Transliteration: aw-to-pu-ni-tʃi-vu
"A sua postura autopunitiva prejudicou a sua carreira."
आत्म-दंडात्मक
Transliteration: aatma-dandatmak
"उसकी आत्म-दंडात्मक आदतें उसे मानसिक रूप से थका देती हैं।"
自我惩罚的
Transliteration: zìwǒ chéngfá de
"他那自我惩罚的工作方式最终损害了健康。"
자학적인
Transliteration: jahakjeokin
"그의 자학적인 태도는 주변 사람들을 안타깝게 했다."
自己懲罰的な
Transliteration: jiko chōbatsu tekina
"彼の自己懲罰的なライフスタイルは周囲を心配させた。"
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