noun
- reproach or blame of oneself.
- abuse of one’s health.
- masturbation.
noun
- disparagement or misuse of one’s own abilities, etc
- a censorious term for masturbationSee masturbation
n.c.1600, “self-deception,” from self- + abuse (n.). As a synonym for “masturbation,” it is recorded from 1728; an earlier term was self-pollution (1620s). n.
- Abuse of oneself or one’s abilities.
- Masturbation.