suicide
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
suicides
plural
suicides
Britannica Dictionary definition of SUICIDE
1
a
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the act of killing yourself because you do not want to continue living
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see also assisted suicide, physician-assisted suicide
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She had thoughts of suicide.
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He committed suicide. [=he killed himself]
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He attempted suicide. [=he tried to kill himself]
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Authorities have officially ruled the death a suicide.
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There were two suicides last year at the university.
b
[count]
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a person who commits suicide
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Her father was a suicide. [=her father killed himself]
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an action that ruins or destroys your career, social position, etc.
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Accepting that kind of support is political suicide. [=it will cause the end of your career in politics]
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It would be suicide for the company to try to expand too quickly. [=the company would fail if it tried to expand too quickly]
2
suicide
/ˈsuːwəˌsaɪd/
adjective
2
suicide
/ˈsuːwəˌsaɪd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of SUICIDE
always used before a noun
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of or relating to suicide
— used especially to describe something that is done by a person who plans and expects to be killed while doing it
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a suicide attempt
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Did he leave a suicide note? [=a note/letter explaining why he killed himself]
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a suicide mission/bombing
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a suicide bomber [=a person who commits suicide by exploding a bomb in order to kill other people]
