"self-tormentor" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: self-tormentors [plural]
Etymology: From self- + tormentor. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|tormentor}} self- + tormentor Head templates: {{en-noun}} self-tormentor (plural self-tormentors)
  1. A person who torments himself or herself.
    Sense id: en-self-tormentor-en-noun-0OowUBKC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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