Self-rape
Definition
“Self-rape” refers to submission to an unwanted sexual act. It can also describe rape in which the rapist identifies with, or is the same person as, the victim. In some derogatory usage, it refers to masturbation, including masturbation without self-love.
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Meaning of “self-rape”
The primary meaning of “self-rape” is submission to an unwanted sexual act. The phrase is also used for a scenario in which the rapist and victim are understood as the same person, or as different identities or parts of one person.
Other sexual usage
In derogatory usage, “self-rape” can mean masturbation. It may specifically refer to masturbation without self-love.
Figurative and literary usage
The phrase can describe behaving contrary to one’s own nature because of outside pressure. In literary discussion, it may also be applied to obscene violence inflicted against oneself or to a self-directed act framed as rape.