flagellation
[ flaj-uh-ley-shuh n ]
/ ˌflædʒ əˈleɪ ʃən /
noun
the act or process of flagellating.
a masochistic or sadistic act in which the participants receive erotic stimulation from whipping or being whipped.
Origin of flagellation
OTHER WORDS FROM flagellation
self-flag·el·la·tion, nounWords nearby flagellation
flagellar,
flagellar antigen,
flagellata,
flagellate,
flagellated,
flagellation,
flagelliform,
flagellin,
flagellosis,
flagellum,
flageolet
Example sentences from the Web for self-flagellation
Watching Federer play tennis is still a religious experience, in the self-flagellation sort of way.
Roger Federer’s U.S. Open Defeat Was Bad, but He’s Not Dead Yet |Sujay Kumar |September 3, 2013 |DAILY BEASTWhen Meredith finally kicks Walter out, he resorts to self-flagellation before attempting to commit suicide.
That kind of sex is drama sex, sex charged with regret and self-flagellation.
Medical definitions for self-flagellation
flagellation
[ flăj′ə-lā′shən ]
n.
Whipping oneself or another as a means of arousing or heightening sexual feeling.
The flagellar arrangement on an organism.