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Webster 1913 Edition
Self-abuse
Selfˊ-abuse′
,Noun.
1.
The abuse of one’s own self, powers, or faculties.
2.
Self-deception; delusion.
[Obs.]
Shak.
3.
Masturbation; onanism; self-pollution.
Webster 1828 Edition
Self-abuse
SELF-ABU'SE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
self-abuse
self-abuse
English
Noun
self-abuse (uncountable)
- Self-deception. [from early 17th c.]
- (historical, euphemistic) Masturbation. [from 18th c.]
- Self-harm.
Synonyms
- (masturbation): self-pollution
- See also Wikisaurus:masturbation
Related terms
Verb
self-abuse (third-person singular simple present self-abuses, present participle self-abusing, simple past and past participle self-abused)
- (historical, euphemistic) To ****.