self-mutilation
Noun
Meaning
self-mutilation (uncountable)
self-harm
Alternative names
self mutilation
Synonyms
Antonyms
Examples
The Christian faith from the beginning, is sacrifice the sacrifice of all freedom, all pride, all self-confidence of spirit, it is at the same time subjection, self-derision, and self-mutilation.
Art advances by self-mutilation of the artist.
He had at last discovered that love had no pith in it, and that the projection of one own's feelings upon the images of a beloved was in the long run, an act of self-mutilation.
Both suicidal gesture and self-mutilation are disqualifying for military service, by DoD regulation.
Any condition involving self-mutilation.