self-harm en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English harm English self-harm From self- + harm.
Meanings
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(qualifier:mental health, uncountable) The deliberate nonsuicidal injuring of one's own body.
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”.
2025 November 26, Robert Booth, “ChatGPT firm blames boy’s suicide on ‘misuse’ of its technology”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| selfharm | alternative | lexicographic | |
| SH | Abbr=Yes | lexicographic | |
| self harm | alternative | lexicographic |
Descendants
Hypernyms
mutilation · cutting · injury
Hyponyms
self-flogging · skin-picking · self-flagellation · self-embedding
Relateds
Synonyms
SH · self-mutilation · self-mutilation · self-injury · SI · self-harming · $H · self-injury
Translations (24)
ru самоповрежде́ние (deliberate injuring of oneself) · uk селфхарм (deliberate injuring of oneself) · pl samookaleczanie (deliberate injuring of oneself) · hi आत्मक्षति (deliberate injuring of oneself) · pl samookaleczenie (deliberate injuring of oneself) · nb selvskading (deliberate injuring of oneself) · es autoagresión (deliberate injuring of oneself) · it autolesionismo (deliberate injuring of oneself) · ro automutilare (deliberate injuring of oneself) · ru селфха́рм (deliberate injuring of oneself) · es autoagresividad (deliberate injuring of oneself) · hi आत्महिंसा (deliberate injuring of oneself) · de Selbstverletzung (deliberate injuring of oneself) · ja 自傷行為 (deliberate injuring of oneself) · bg самонараняване (deliberate injuring of oneself) · es autolesión (deliberate injuring of oneself) · fr scarification (deliberate injuring of oneself) · ja 自傷 (deliberate injuring of oneself) · fr automutilation (deliberate injuring of oneself) · sv självskada (deliberate injuring of oneself) · ka თვითდაზიანება (deliberate injuring of oneself) · pt automutilação (deliberate injuring of oneself) · de Selbstverletzendes Verhalten (deliberate injuring of oneself) · es automutilación (deliberate injuring of oneself)