self-harm

noun, verb — 2 senses

self-harm

noun

Etymology From self- + harm.

1

The deliberate nonsuicidal injuring of one's own body.

  • 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”.2025 November 26, Robert Booth, “ChatGPT firm blames boy’s suicide on ‘misuse’ of its technology”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Synonyms
self-harming, self-injury, self-mutilation, SI, SH, $H
Related terms
self-harmer
Hypernyms
cutting, injury, mutilation
Hyponyms
self-embedding, self-flagellation, self-flogging, skin-picking

self-harm

verb

Etymology From self- + harm.

1

To harm oneself deliberately.

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