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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


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