suicide
/ˈsuɪˌsaɪd/noun3 syllables
Suicide means: the act of killing yourself.
Synonyms for suicide18
noun, as in the act of killing yourself
self-destruction, self-annihilation
noun, as in a person who kills themself intentionally
felo-de-se
also used for suicide
an hero, autocide, self-killer, self-murderer, self-slayer, suicidee, suicider, suicidist, graveyard, swamp water, autohomicide, self-blood, self-deletion, self-killing, self-murder
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What does suicide mean?2
noun
1
the act of killing yourself“it is a crime to commit suicide”
2
a person who kills themself intentionally
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Suicide in a sentence
- You don't think it was a suicide, do you?CK
- Whatever misfortunes you may have, just don't commit suicide.Micsmithel
- We heard that he had committed suicide, but we didn't really believe it.ET
- From the way it looks, it's a suicide.Amastan
- After receiving the news, the woman tried to commit suicide.Nylez
- I won't deny, the thought of suicide has crossed my mind.mindfroggery
- According to today's morning paper, the condemned criminal committed suicide.unknown
- Because he believes in the importance of people's own dignity, he advocates suicide.AOCinJAPAN
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of suicide
as a noun
- plural
- suicides