Usually means: Inflicting pain or distress on oneself.
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We found 4 dictionaries that define the word self-tormenting:

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  1. self-tormenting: Merriam-Webster
  2. self-tormenting: Wordnik
  3. self-tormenting: Dictionary.com
  4. self-tormenting: Webster's 1828 Dictionary

(Note: See self-torment as well.)

Definitions from WordNet (self-torment)

noun:  self-imposed distress
▸ Also see self-torment


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