penalty vs self-mortification

self-mortification vs penalty

penalty and self-mortification both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
penalty	Yes	No	No	No
self-mortification	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, self-mortification is a hyponym of penalty; that is, self-mortification is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than penalty:

penalty: the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty
self-mortification: voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

Other hyponyms of penalty include castigation, chastisement, corporal punishment, cruel and unusual punishment, detention, correction, discipline, economic strangulation, imprisonment, medicine, music, self-punishment, stick, penance, self-abasement.

penalty (noun)	self-mortification (noun)
the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty	voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
(games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
a payment required for not fulfilling a contract

Difference between penalty and self-mortification

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