Where does “self-affliction” come from?
self-affliction (English) comes from English affliction, from Middle English affliction, from Old French afliction, from Latin afflictio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
self-affliction (English): The infliction of pain or suffering on oneself
Definitions
- The infliction of pain or suffering on oneself
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