self-mortification

1. 1.

   voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

   Synonymspenanceself-abasement

   Broaderpunishment

Questions about self-mortification

What does self-mortification mean?

self-mortification means "voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing".

How many syllables are in self-mortification?

self-mortification has 7 syllables and divides as self--mor-ti-fi-ca-ti-on under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.