self-injury

American  

[self-in-jer-ee] / ˈsɛlfˈɪn dʒər i /

noun

self-injuries plural

1. the act, practice, or result of injuring oneself, especially deliberately as a manifestation of mental or emotional distress; self-harm.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• self-injurious
  adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

• self-injuries
  plural

Example Sentences

In addition to being used to treat depression and bipolar disorder, ECT is also used for schizophrenia, catatonia, and, more recently, self-injury in people with autism, among other conditions.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2023

Clinical trials have shown that DBT successfully reduces some of the key features of borderline, such as self-injury and suicidal behavior and hospitalizations, as well as other symptoms.

From Scientific American • Jan. 19, 2022

“While challenges in protecting young people online impact the entire industry, we’ve led the industry in combating bullying and supporting people struggling with suicidal thoughts, self-injury, and eating disorders,” Crenshaw said in the statement.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2021

Harford, Howard and Carroll counties said they do not monitor student devices for warning signs of self-injury.

From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2021

Many entreaties from friends, as well as secret longings, tried and tempted Christie sorely, but she withstood them all, carried her point, and renounced the profession she could not follow without self-injury and self-reproach.

From Work: a Story of Experience by Alcott, Louisa May