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self-mutilation
self-mutilation n. 
/ˌsɛlfmjuːtlˈeɪʃn/,
Brit. /ˌsɛlfmjuːtᵻˈleɪʃn/
, /ˌsɛlfmjuːtᵻˈleɪʃn//ˌsɛlfmjuːtlˈeɪʃn/U.S. /ˌsɛlfˌmjudlˈeɪʃ(ə)n/
the action of mutilating oneself; deliberate maiming or severing of part of the body; also in extended use./ˌsɛlfˌmjudlˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ΚΠ
1637 J. Sym Lifes Preservative against Self-killing xi. 110 Self-mutilation.
1812 Lit. Panorama Mar. 536 (heading) Horrors of the conscription: self-mutilation to avoid serving.
a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. x. 177 It is possible for the starfish to separate off the damaged or threatened arm and escape with the rest of its body... The surrender is called self-mutilation or autotomy.
1998 Dancing Times 88 413/2 The Arts Council of England is busy going about an act of cultural vandalism and self-mutilation because it has decided to close the department down.
2008 T: N.Y. Times Style Mag. 17 Aug. 216/2 The sadomasochistic cutting and piercing that others might characterize as self-mutilation she refers to as ‘body modification’.
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