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self-harm

/sɛlf hɑrm/ /sɛlf hɑːm/
GeneralPsychology
  1. 1 kendine zarar vermek, kendini yaralamak

Definition (English)

To hurt your own body on purpose, usually because of strong emotional pain.

Example Sentences

  1. Teachers are trained to notice when a student may be self-harming.
    Öğretmenler, bir öğrencinin kendine zarar veriyor olabileceğini fark etmek için eğitiliyor.
  2. People who self-harm should be offered kind and patient support.
    Kendine zarar veren kişilere nazik ve sabırlı bir destek sunulmalıdır.

Verb Forms Regular

Base self-harm
/sɛlf hɑrm/
Past self-harmed
/sɛlf hɑrmd/
Participle self-harmed
/sɛlf hɑrmd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edself-harm → self-harmed

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /m/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. self-harmed /sɛlf hɑrmd/

Synonyms

self-injure

Collocations

people who self-harmstart self-harmingstop self-harming

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