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单词 self-mutilation
释义

self-mutilation

noun

self-mu·​ti·​la·​tion ˌself-ˌmyü-tə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce self-mutilation (audio)
: the act of inflicting injury or disfigurement to one's own body
The original wound reopened and became dangerously infected, and yet this classic display of canine self-mutilation continued. Dog Watch
But there seem to be, nevertheless, very few cases of actual cowardice. Of these, the majority involve self-mutilation by conscripts, in an attempt to be invalided out of the Army. Carey Schofield
… a Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Tuesday ordered the state to pay for the private care of a 19-year- old man suffering from a rare neurological disorder that prompts violent bouts of self-mutilation. Claudia Puig
specifically : the act of purposely hurting oneself (as by cutting or burning the skin) as an emotional coping mechanism : self-harm
… the terrible incidence of self-mutilation, or cutting, particularly among young girls. Judy Quinn
self-mutilate
ˌself-ˈmyü-tə-ˌlāt How to pronounce self-mutilation (audio)
intransitive verb
self-mutilated; self-mutilating; self-mutilates
self-mutilating behavior

Word History

First Known Use

1637, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

self-mutilation

noun

self-mu·​ti·​la·​tion -ˌmyüt-ə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce self-mutilation (audio)
: injury or disfigurement of oneself
self-mutilation associated with the Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
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