flagellation

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This self-flagellation is a semblance of virtue, and often goes with a deep seated self-negation which is really a species of pride.

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  1. noun The act or practice of flagellating.
  2. noun Biology The flagellar arrangement on an organism.

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  1. = French flagellation = Spanish flagelacion = Portuguese flagellação = Italian flagellazione, from Latin flagellatio(n-), from flagellare, whip: see flagellate, v.
 

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/flædʒɛˈleɪʃən/
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