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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Violence inflicted upon one's self.
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Examples
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By the utmost self-violence, I curbed the imperious voice of wretchedness, which sometimes desired to declare itself to the whole world; and my manners were calmer and more composed than they had ever been since my journey to the sea of ice.
Chapter 22 2010
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By the utmost self-violence, I curbed the imperious voice of wretchedness, which sometimes desired to declare itself to the whole world; and my manners were calmer and more composed than they had ever been since my journey to the sea of ice.
Chapter 5 2010
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Many students overlook the fact that self-destructive behaviors such as overindulgence in alcohol or caffeine, drug abuse, and ignoring signs of fatigue are manifestations of self-violence.
American Yoga Association Beginner’s Manual Fully Revised and Updated Alice Christensen 2010
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Many students overlook the fact that self-destructive behaviors such as overindulgence in alcohol or caffeine, drug abuse, and ignoring signs of fatigue are manifestations of self-violence.
American Yoga Association Beginner’s Manual Fully Revised and Updated Alice Christensen 2010
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Once on Egret Island, Jessie finds herself ill equipped to handle her mothers continuing erratic behavior, much less to comprehend what lies behind her enigmatic act of self-violence.
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Taking away his clothing, bedding, and limiting the vital things to a minimum also removes any chance of self-violence or planned violence against the guards who would have to at some point open that cell.
The Wisconsin gulag. Ann Althouse 2006
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By the utmost self-violence, I curbed the imperious voice of wretchedness, which sometimes desired to declare itself to the whole world; and my manners were calmer and more composed than they had ever been since my journey to the sea of ice.
Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Shelley 2004
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By the utmost self-violence, I curbed the imperious voice of wretchedness, which sometimes desired to declare itself to the whole world; and my manners were calmer and more composed than they had ever been since my journey to the sea of ice.
Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Shelley 2004
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By the utmost self-violence, I curbed the imperious voice of wretchedness, which sometimes desired to declare itself to the whole world; and my manners were calmer and more composed than they had ever been since my journey to the sea of ice.
Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Shelley 2004
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By the utmost self-violence I curbed the imperious voice of wretchedness, which sometimes desired to declare itself to the whole world, and my manners were calmer and more composed than they had ever been since my journey to the sea of ice.
Frankenstein 2003
hernesheir commented on the word self-violence
Nice to see the quote and frontispiece (click through title) from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in the examples of self-violence. Theodore von Holst's steel engraving adorns the 1831 revised edition. Wikimedia image.
October 1, 2011