self-abuse
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- noun
- /ˈsɛlf əˌbjus/
- NSFW
:
masturbación
- There is always too much talk of self-abuse.
Examples
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He runs to lock the bedroom door, closes the curtain on the window, and then hops under a blanket to commit the sin of self-abuse.
Fiction book (1994) -
The book addressed the topic of self-abuse openly, encouraging readers to understand its prevalence.
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I think the self-abuse piece is far more common with depression than many realize.
Blog text (32) -
You are sure it is not self-abuse?
Blog text (11) -
When you were in grammar school, did you practice self-abuse?
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Many young adults may engage in self-abuse as a way to explore their sexuality.
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During the therapy session, he discussed his struggles with self-abuse and its impact on his mental health.
Synonyms
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Touching your own or someone else's private parts to feel sexual pleasure
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Sexual pleasure you give yourself by touching your body
To touch your own private parts to get sexual pleasure
Touching your own body to feel sexual pleasure
Sexual pleasure a person gives themselves by touching their own body without a partner
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Self-abuse joins self ('your own person') and abuse ('wrong use' or 'harm'). In the past people used it to describe using your own body in a way they saw as harmful, so it came to mean 'masturbation'.