Suicide definitions
Suicide is the act of killing yourself, or is taking an action that is very destructive to your self interests.
When you slit your wrists and kill yourself, this is an example of suicide.
When you reveal that you told a big lie when running for office, this is an example of political suicide.
noun
The act or an instance of intentionally killing oneself.
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The destruction or ruin of one's own interests.
It is professional suicide to involve oneself in illegal practices.
noun
One who commits suicide.
noun
To kill oneself; commit suicide.
verb
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Relating to, involving, or resulting in one's voluntary death.
adjective
The act of killing oneself intentionally.
noun
Ruin of one's interests or prospects through one's own actions, policies, etc.
noun
A person who commits suicide.
noun
To commit suicide.
verb
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Of or relating to the act or an instance of suicide.
A suicide note.
adjective
Of or relating to a terrorist act intended to result in the death of the person carrying it out.
A suicide bomber.
adjective
The act or an instance of intentionally killing oneself.
noun
A person who dies by suicide.
noun
To kill oneself; die by suicide.
verb
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The voluntary and intentional act of taking one’s own life. It was a felony under common law, but is somewhat murky in today’s criminal courts. There is also no unanimity on whether either assisted suicide or attempted suicide are criminal acts.
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(countable) A person who has intentionally killed him/herself.
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(figuratively) An action which could have the literal or figurative death of a person or organization as its consequence, although death is not the aim of the action.
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(countable) A beverage combining all available flavors at a soda fountain.
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A diabolo trick where one of the sticks is released and allowed to rotate 360° round the diabolo until it is caught by the hand that released it.
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A children's game of throwing a ball against a wall and at other players, who are eliminated by being struck.
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Origin of suicide
1651, New Latin coinage (probably originating in English) suÄ«cÄ«da, suÄ«cÄ«dium, from Latin suÄ« (from suus (“one's own")) + Latin -cÄ«da (“one who kills"). Compare self-slaughter, self-blood. Equivalent to +"Ž -cide.