Self-harm

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The deliberate nonsuicidal injuring of one's own body. uncountable

    "It [OpenAI] said that its terms of use prohibited asking ChatGPT for advice about self-harm and highlighted a limitation of liability provision that states “you will not rely on output as a sole source of truth or factual information”."

Verb
  1. 1
    To harm oneself deliberately. intransitive

Synonyms

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self-injuryself-mutilation$hself-abuseself-harmingsh

Example

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"Some people find self-harm comforting."

Etymology

From self- + harm.

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