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suicidal

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su·i·cid·al  (s-sdl)
adj.
1. Causing, intending, or relating to suicide: a suicidal act; suicidal impulses.
2. Dangerous to oneself or to one's interests; self-destructive or ruinous: a suicidal corporate takeover strategy.

sui·cidal·ly adv.

suicidal [ˌsuːɪˈsaɪdəl ˌsjuː-]
adj
1. (Psychology) involving, indicating, or tending towards suicide
2. (Psychology) liable to result in suicide a suicidal attempt
3. liable to destroy one's own interests or prospects; dangerously rash
suicidally  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.suicidal - dangerous to yourself or your interests; "suicidal impulses"; "a suicidal corporate takeover strategy"; "a kamikaze pilot"
dangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"
Translations
suicidal [ˌsʊɪˈsaɪdl] ADJ
1. (= depressed) [feeling, tendency] → suicida
suicidal prisonersprisioneros suicidas
to be suicidalestar al borde del suicidio
he has often felt suicidala menudo ha tenido ganas de suicidarse
2. (fig) such a policy is suicidaluna política semejante es suicida
an act of suicidal braveryun acto de valentía suicida
it would be suicidal to do thatsería suicida hacer eso
suicidal [ˌsuːɪˈsaɪdəl] adjsuicidaire
to be suicidal → être suicidaire
to feel suicidal → avoir des envies de suicide
suicidal
adjselbstmörderisch; she was suicidalsie war selbstmordgefährdet; to have suicidal tendencieszum Selbstmord neigen; I feel suicidal this morningich möchte heute Morgen am liebsten sterben; it would be suicidal (for them) to do that (fig)es wäre glatter Selbstmord (für sie), das zu tun
suicidal [ˌsʊɪˈsaɪdl] adjsuicida (fig) → fatale, disastroso/a
suicidal [ˌsʊɪˈsaɪdl] adjsuicida (fig) → fatale, disastroso/a


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let us be as we were,' replied she, frankly placing her hand in mine; and while I held it there, I had much difficulty to refrain from pressing it to my lips; - but that would be suicidal madness: I had been bold enough already, and this premature offering had well-nigh given the death-blow to my hopes.
Upon anything below they could rain explosives in the most deadly fashion, forts and ships and cities lay at their mercy, but unless they were prepared for a suicidal grapple they could do remarkably little mischief to each other.
Postponing, therefore, for the present, my suicidal design, I just slipped my nether extremities into the sleeves of my coat, and betook myself to a pursuit of the felon with all the nimbleness which the case required and its circumstances would admit.
 
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