self-abuse
noun/ˌself əˈbjuːs/
/ˌself əˈbjuːs/
[uncountable]- behaviour by which a person does harm to himself or herself
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- (old-fashioned) masturbation (= the act of giving yourself sexual pleasure by rubbing your sexual organs)
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