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self-harm
[ self-hahrm ]
noun
- Also called ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-¾±²Ô·Âá³Ü·°ù²â [self, -, in, -j, uh, -ree]. deliberate nonsuicidal injury to one’s own body tissue, as cutting or burning the skin, or pulling out hair, in a physical manifestation of emotional distress: Formerly ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-³¾³Ü·³Ù¾±Â·±ô²¹Â·³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô [self, -myoot-l-, ey, -sh, uh, n].
Self-harm, eating disorders, and substance abuse were reported among victims of bullying.
verb (used without object)
- to hurt oneself deliberately, without suicidal intention, as a physical manifestation of emotional distress:
I self-harm to release the anxiety, but then I feel so much shame that I have to self-harm again to relieve that.
self-harm
noun
- the practice of cutting or otherwise wounding oneself, usually considered as indicating psychological disturbance
Derived Forms
- ËŒ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-ˈ³ó²¹°ù³¾¾±²Ô²µ, noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of self-harm1
Example Sentences
Molly, from Harrow in northwest London, took her own life in 2017 after being exposed to a stream of suicide and self-harm content on the two platforms.
Leaked messages show prison staff at a Welsh prison laughing at violent encounters with inmates and making fun of self-harm incidents.
The government pointed to measures including the Online Safety Act, which says social media companies will have to protect children from harmful material including pornography, material promoting self-harm, bullying and content encouraging dangerous stunts.
The “deaths of despair†describes a phenomenon where working-age non-college-educated “working class†white men and women in the United States were dying at high rates from alcoholism, drug abuse, suicide and other maladies and self-harm as compared to other demographic groups.
Brianna - who was transgender - struggled with her mental health which was worsened by accessing eating disorder and self-harm content on X.
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