self-harm
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
noun
Other Word Forms
- self-harming noun
Etymology
Origin of self-harm
First recorded in 1610–20 self-harm for def. 1 and in 1940–45 self-harm for def. 2; self- ( def. ) + harm ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Iran has never imposed a complete blockage of the strait, and doing so would inflict enormous self-harm: it would cut off China, which imports more than 80% of Iran’s oil exports and far more from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf beyond that.
From Barron's
Iran has never imposed a complete blockage of the strait, and doing so would inflict enormous self-harm: it would cut off China, which imports more than 80% of Iran’s oil exports and far more from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf beyond that.
From Barron's
Instagram, which has more than 3 billion monthly active users, said that most teens don’t search for suicide or self-harm content on Instagram.
From Los Angeles Times
Meta says the alerts to parents about their child searching for suicide and self-harm material within a short space of time on Instagram will also be accompanied by expert resources to help them navigate difficult conversations with their child.
From BBC
Sam Altman, the head of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, said this year that the way chatbots respond to conversations related to self-harm is among the company's most difficult problems.
From BBC
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