The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Self-abuse \Self`-abuse"\, n. 1. The abuse of one's own self, powers, or faculties. [1913 Webster] 2. Self-deception; delusion. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Masturbation; onanism; self-pollution. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
self-abuse n 1: manual stimulation of your own genital organ for sexual pleasure [syn: self-stimulation, self-abuse]