Meanings
nounautocannibalism (uncountable)
- uncountableThe eating of part of one's own body.
god damn it babies, you've got to involuntarily practice some degree of autocannibalism - alt text for Dinosaur Comics, February 15, 2012, http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=2144
Synonyms: autophagy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe eating of part of one's own body.
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Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*autós
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
- Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
- Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
- Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
- Englishauto-
- Englishcannibalism
- Englishautocannibalism
From auto- + cannibalism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Autokannibalismus
- Autokannibalismusthe act of eating oneself
Greek αυτοκανιβαλισμός
- αυτοκανιβαλισμός (aftokanivalismós)the act of eating oneself
Portuguese autocanibalismo
- autocanibalismothe act of eating oneself
Russian автоканнибали́зм, самопоеда́ние
- автоканнибали́зм (avtokannibalízm)the act of eating oneself
- самопоеда́ние (samopojedánije)the act of eating oneself
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APA
autocannibalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autocannibalism
MLA
“autocannibalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autocannibalism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autocannibalism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autocannibalism.
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