self-mutilation

noun

the act or an instance of mutilating oneself

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Words nearby self-mutilation

self-medication, self-mortification, self-motivated, self-motivation, self-moving, self-mutilation, selfness, self-operating, self-opinion, self-opinionated, self-paced

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Example sentences from the Web for self-mutilation

The pine-tree appears in the myth as the tree under which Attis committed his act of self-mutilation.
The Origin of Paul's Religion|J. Gresham Machen
Sometimes the animal throws off an arm to escape capture, and self-mutilation also occurs where unfavorable conditions exist.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
Punishments for self-mutilation are the order of the day, and innumerable men are being severely punished.
A German deserter's war experience|Anonymous
It is the marring of the divine image, the ruin of the glorious temple, the self-mutilation and suicide of the immortal soul.
The World's Great Sermons, Volume 9: Cuyler to Van Dyke|Various

They could reach their position only by pledging and keeping up unceasing and awful self-deprivation and self-mutilation.
The Spanish Pioneers|Charles F. Lummis

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