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suicide

Pronunciation: /ˈs(j)uːɪsʌɪd/

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Definition of suicide

noun

[mass noun]

the action of killing oneself intentionally:he committed suicide at the age of forty [count noun]:drug-related suicides
[count noun] a person who commits suicide: a stretch of the line popular with would-be suicides
a course of action which is disastrously damaging to oneself or one’s interests:it would be political suicide to restrict criteria for unemployment benefit
[as modifier] relating to or denoting a military or terrorist operation carried out by people who do not expect to survive it:a suicide bomber

verb

[no object]

intentionally kill oneself:she suicided in a very ugly manner

Origin:

mid 17th century: from modern Latin suicida 'act of suicide', suicidium 'person who commits suicide', from Latin sui 'of oneself' + caedere 'kill'

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