flagellation
Beating, or an instance of beating, consisting of lashes, notably as corporal…Beating, or an instance of beating, consisting of lashes, notably as corporal punishment or mortification, such as a whipping or scourging.
» Self-flagellation is pointless.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Beating, or an instance of beating, consisting of lashes, notably as corporal punishment or mortification, such as a whipping or scourging.
The formation by plants of flagella, or their arrangement
- beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation
- beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
Examples
4 sentencesSelf-flagellation is pointless.
Self-flagellation is unproductive.
Tom practices self-flagellation.
ruТом занимается самобичеванием.
Stop this self-flagellation.
deHör mit der Selbstgeißelung auf.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From French flagellation, from Latin flagellatio, from flagellare, from flagellum, diminutFrom French flagellation, from Latin flagellatio, from flagellare, from flagellum, diminutive of flagrum (“whip”).
From flagellum (“elongated filiform appendage”), itself a diminutive of Latin flagrum (“whip”), closely related to etymology 1.
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Forms
plural: flagellations| Singular | flagellation |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable