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self-abuse
noun
Definition of
self-abuse noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
self-abuse
noun
[
uncountable
]
1
behaviour by which a person does harm to himself or herself
2
(
old-fashioned
)
=
masturbation