self-immolating
Setting oneself aflame
Self-immolating describes the act of setting oneself on fire, typically as a form of protest or political statement.
The term combines self with immolate, meaning to kill as a sacrifice.
While the literal meaning involves fire, self-immolating can extend to any deliberate self-destruction undertaken to make a point or draw attention to a cause.
The monk's self-immolating protest shocked the world.
The word carries connotations of extreme conviction and desperation.
Himalayan plateau region
- monkCloistered religious devotee
- activismDirect effort for reform
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- martyrdomSuffering for conviction
dissent · sacrifice · political · resistance · desperation · statement · witness · oppression
Pleasure from own pain
- destructiveCausing severe harm
- harmfulCausing damage or injury
- toxicCapable of causing harm
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
behavior · career · reputation · relationship · spiral · burnout · martyrdom · overwork
Utter, complete destruction
- consumingUsing up entirely
- burningCombustion in progress
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
- ruinComplete destruction or collapse
devastation · disintegration · collapse · implosion · demolition · sabotage · undoing · unraveling
Tibet
Himalayan plateau region
- monkCloistered religious devotee
- activismDirect effort for reform
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
martyrdom · dissent · sacrifice · political · resistance · desperation · statement · witness · oppression · injustice
masochistic
Pleasure from own pain
- destructiveCausing severe harm
- harmfulCausing damage or injury
- toxicCapable of causing harm
pattern · behavior · career · reputation · relationship · spiral · burnout · martyrdom · overwork · sacrifice
annihilation
Utter, complete destruction
- consumingUsing up entirely
- burningCombustion in progress
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
ruin · devastation · disintegration · collapse · implosion · demolition · sabotage · undoing · unraveling · deterioration
funeral pyre
Outdoor body-burning structure
- widowBereaved wife, unmarried since
- cremationBurning the deceased
- HinduFollower of ancient Indian religion
ceremony · tradition · honor · devotion · practice · abolition · reform · colonial · outlawed · historical
self-immolatingself-sustaining
Able to continue independently
self-healing · life-affirming · self-interested · risk-averse · cautious
self-immolatingself-serving
Benefiting oneself primarily
self-aggrandizing · opportunistic · profiteering · exploitative · mercenary
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