suicide

Suicide is the act of killing yourself, or is taking an action that is very destructive to your self interests.

(noun)

  1. When you slit your wrists and kill yourself, this is an example of suicide.
  2. When you reveal that you told a big lie when running for office, this is an example of political suicide.

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See suicide in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. the act of killing oneself intentionally
  2. ruin of one's interests or prospects through one's own actions, policies, etc.
  3. a person who commits suicide

Origin: L sui, of oneself (< IE *sewe-, refl. pron. < base *se-, apart > OE swæs, own) + -cide

intransitive verb suicided, suiciding

Rare to commit suicide

See suicide in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The act or an instance of intentionally killing oneself.
  2. The destruction or ruin of one's own interests: It is professional suicide to involve oneself in illegal practices.
  3. One who commits suicide.

Origin:

Origin: Latin suī, of oneself; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + -cide

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