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suicide
[ soo-uh-sahyd ]
noun
- the intentional taking of one's own life.
- destruction of one's own interests or prospects:
Buying that house was financial suicide.
- a person who intentionally takes their own life.
verb (used without object)
- to intentionally end one’s own life; to die by suicide.
verb (used with object)
- to kill (oneself ).
suicide
/ ˈsjuː-; ˈsuːɪˌsaɪd /
noun
- the act or an instance of killing oneself intentionally
- the self-inflicted ruin of one's own prospects or interests
a merger would be financial suicide
- a person who kills himself intentionally
- modifier reckless; extremely dangerous
a suicide mission
- modifier (of an action) undertaken or (of a person) undertaking an action in the knowledge that it will result in the death of the person performing it in order that maximum damage may be inflicted on an enemy
suicide bomber
a suicide attack
Sensitive Note
Other Words From
- an·ti·su·i·cide adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of suicide1
Example Sentences
The Samaritan guidelines are written around the assumption that suicide is a purely irrational act, an act spurred by illness.
The sad fact is that more than 41 percent of trans people admit making at least one suicide attempt in their lifetime.
But at 45, Branch died of a reported suicide, leaving behind family, friends and a legacy that goes beyond the beauty industry.
One is reported to have blown himself up, along with many victims, but detonating a suicide vest.
When I was in the closet in my twenties, I considered suicide almost every day.
But I cannot imagine myself committing suicide—talk about ugly words!
Amongst the prisoners were several provincial governors, one of whom attempted to commit suicide.
If you fight in your boots, we must all do the same, and for myself—well, I have not come here to commit suicide.
We had hardly lost sight of the slaver before one of our own crew had nearly committed suicide.
But that arch-fiend had been deserted by the majority of his followers, and he was babbling of suicide to his fellow Brahmins.
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