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- [hair shurt]
- /hɛər ʃɜrt/
- /heə(r) ʃɜːt/
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- [hair shurt]
- /hɛər ʃɜrt/
Definitions of hair-shirt word
- noun hair-shirt a garment of coarse haircloth, worn next to the skin as a penance by ascetics and penitents. 1
- noun hair-shirt self-imposed punishment, suffering, sacrifice, or penance. 1
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Origin of hair-shirt
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; cf. hair
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hair-shirt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hair-shirt popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for hair-shirt
noun hair-shirt
- self-flagellation — the act or process of flagellating.
- self-hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- self-punishment — the act of punishing.
See also
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