"self-injurious" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more self-injurious [comparative], most self-injurious [superlative]
Etymology: From self- + injurious. Etymology templates: {{af|en|self-|injurious}} self- + injurious Head templates: {{en-adj}} self-injurious (comparative more self-injurious, superlative most self-injurious)
  1. Causing injury or harm to oneself. Derived forms: SIB
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