Uncountable gerundial noun denoting the act or process of harming oneself.
Therapy helped him understand the roots of his self-damaging.
La thérapie l'a aidé à comprendre les racines de son autodestruction.
Used attributively and predicatively to describe behavior or actions that harm oneself.
Persistent self-damaging behaviour can indicate underlying psychological distress.
Un comportement autodestructeur persistant peut indiquer une détresse psychologique sous-jacente.
Her self-damaging habits were becoming more obvious.
Ses habitudes autodestructrices devenaient de plus en plus évidentes.
self-damaginggerund / present participle Present participle of the verb ‘self-damage’; can modify nouns or form progressive verb constructions.
She is self-damaging by repeatedly skipping her medication.
Elle s'autodétruit en sautant régulièrement son traitement.