Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-harm

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.40 in modern English

Syllables: self--harm
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The deliberate nonsuicidal injuring of one's own body.

Uncountable

verb

To harm oneself deliberately.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"It [OpenAI] said that its terms of use prohibited asking ChatGPT for advice about self-harm and highlighted a limitation of liability provision that states “you will not rely on output as a sole source of truth or factual information”."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English harm English self-harm From self- + harm.

Usage

Inflected Forms

SH (abbreviation) selfharm (alternative) self harm (alternative) self-harms (present, singular) self-harming (participle, present) self-harmed (participle, past) self-harmed (past)

Phrases

self-harmer

Frequently Paired Words

self-harmer

Synonyms

self-injury self-mutilation self-harming SI SH $H

Questions

What does self-harm mean?: The deliberate nonsuicidal injuring of one's own body.
Where does self-harm come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English harm English self-harm From self- + harm.

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