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self-abuse

[ self-uh-byoos, self- ]

noun

  1. reproach or blame of oneself.
  2. abuse of one's health.


self-abuse

noun

  1. disparagement or misuse of one's own abilities, etc
  2. a censorious term for masturbation See masturbation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of self-abuse1

First recorded in 1595–1605
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Example Sentences

The young patients are going crazy, but not because of self-abuse.

This stimulation sometimes leads to the formation of an evil habit, known as self-abuse.

Such friendship may degenerate even into a species of self-abuse that is most deplorable.

Girls who have formed vicious habits are apt to indulge in the practice of self-abuse at night when going to bed.

The delight in self-sacrifice is in its origin a phase of cruelty; the bad conscience is a will for self-abuse.

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