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intropunitive

adj in·tro·pu·ni·tive \ˌin-trə-ˈpyü-nət-iv, ˌin-ˌtrō-\

Medical Definition of INTROPUNITIVE

:  tending to blame or to inflict punishment on the self <the direction of hostility was less intropunitive than in the neurotic group—David MacSweeney & Denis Parr>—compare extrapunitive

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