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self-abuse

self-a·buse
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [self verb uh-byooz]
    • /sɛlf verb əˈbyuz/
    • /self əˈbjuːs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [self verb uh-byooz]
    • /sɛlf verb əˈbyuz/

Definitions of self-abuse word

  • noun self-abuse reproach or blame of oneself. 1
  • noun self-abuse abuse of one's health. 1
  • noun self-abuse masturbation. 1
  • noun self-abuse disparagement or misuse of one's own abilities, etc 0
  • noun self-abuse a censorious term for masturbation 0
  • noun self-abuse misuse of one's own abilities, talents, etc. 0

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Origin of self-abuse

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Self-abuse

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

self-abuse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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