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self-abuse

noun
/sɛlfəˈbjuːs/UK

Etymology

From self- + abuse. Compare self-abusing (adj.).

  1. derived from abūsus
  2. derived from abus
  3. inherited from abusen
  4. prefixed as self-abuse — “self + abuse”

Definitions

  1. Self-deception.

    • Come, wee’l to ſleepe: My ſtrange & ſelf-abuſe Is the initiate feare, that wants hard vse: We are yet but yong indeed.

  2. Physical or verbal maltreatment of oneself.

    • No man hath any warrant for self-abuse: We are not nostri, sed alieni juris; and God will see we shall not destroy his work besides his will.

  3. Masturbation, regarded as sinful or harmful.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To harm oneself.

    2. To masturbate.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA