self-punishment

noun

1. the act of punishing.
2. the fact of being punished, as for an offense or fault.
3. a penalty inflicted for an offense, fault, etc.
4. severe handling or treatment.

noun

1. the act or an instance of punishing oneself

noun

1. a penalty or sanction given for any crime or offence
2. the act of punishing or state of being punished
3. informal rough treatment
4. psychol any aversive stimulus administered to an organism as part of training

n.late 14c., from Anglo-French punisement (late 13c.), Old French punissement, from punir (see punish). Meaning “rough handling” is from 1811. see glutton for punishment.