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View synonyms for flagellation

flagellation

[ flaj-uh-ley-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act or process of flagellating.
  2. a masochistic or sadistic act in which the participants receive erotic stimulation from whipping or being whipped.

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Other Words From

  • self-flagel·lation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of flagellation1

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin flagellātiōn-, stem of flagellātiō. See flagellate, -ion

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