Hairpulling

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The pulling of one's own or another's hair. uncountable

    "Shirley, a 42-year-old married homemaker, presented for evaluation of compulsive hairpulling."

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"Shirley, a 42-year-old married homemaker, presented for evaluation of compulsive hairpulling."

Etymology

From hair + pulling.

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