Synonyms of self-abuse
32 similar words
Another word for self-abuse is self-harm. Other synonyms of self-abuse are self-pollution, beat one's meat, celebrating Palm Sunday, choking the chicken and ham shank.
Synonyms and similar words for self-abuse
nounInjury inflicted deliberately upon oneself, especially resulting from a mental disorder.
- self-harmThe deliberate nonsuicidal injuring of one's own body.
nounMasturbation, regarded as sinful or harmful.
- self-pollutionMasturbation, seen as sinful according to religious dogma.
- beat one's meat slang
- celebrating Palm Sunday slang
- choking the chicken slang
- ham shank slang, vulgar
- hand shandy slang, vulgarAn act of masturbation.
- Hand SoloAn act of masturbation involving the manual stimulation of one's own genitals.
- ipsationSolitary masturbation.
- jacking off
- jerking offAn act of masturbation.
- lone rangering slang
- manustuprationSynonym of masturbation.
- mastuprationMasturbation.
- masturbationSexual stimulation of one's genitalia or other erotic regions, often to the point of orgasm.
- milking the sausage slang
- onanism
- peeling the cucumber slang
- pocket poolThe act of manipulating one's genitalia through a trouser pocket; masturbation.
- polishing the jewels slang
- romancing the bone slang
- self-defilementMasturbation.
- self-love
- self-pleasure
- shaking hands with the milkman slang
- shaking out the curtains slang
- solipsism euphemisticMasturbation.
- spanking the monkey slang
- tossing off
- wankAn act of masturbation.
- secret vice obsoleteSynonym of solitary vice.
- solitary vice obsoleteMasturbation.
Meaning of self-abuse
- noun Self-deception.
- noun Physical or verbal maltreatment of oneself.
- noun Injury inflicted deliberately upon oneself, especially resulting from a mental disorder.
self-abuse in other languages
Questions about synonyms of self-abuse
- What is another word for self-abuse?
- Self-abuse has 32 synonyms on Word.ws, such as self-harm, self-pollution, beat one's meat, celebrating Palm Sunday, choking the chicken, ham shank, hand shandy and Hand Solo.
- What does self-abuse mean?
- Self-abuse means self-deception.
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