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English
Etymology
From self- + harm.
Pronunciation
Noun
self-harm (uncountable)
- (mental health) The deliberate nonsuicidal injuring of one's own body.
- Synonyms: self-injury, self-mutilation, (initialism) SH; see also Thesaurus:self-harm
Descendants
Translations
deliberate injuring of oneself
Verb
self-harm (third-person singular simple present self-harms, present participle self-harming, simple past and past participle self-harmed)
- (intransitive) To harm oneself deliberately.
Translations
to injure oneself deliberately
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