intropunitive

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adjective

Tending to punish oneself.

Opposite
extrapunitive
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Meanings

adjectiveintropunitive (comparative more intropunitive, superlative most intropunitive)

comparative more intropunitive · superlative most intropunitive

  1. human sciencesTending to punish oneself.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
extrapunitive

Origin

From intro- + punitive.

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APA

intropunitive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intropunitive

MLA

“intropunitive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intropunitive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intropunitive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intropunitive.

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