suicide

su·i·cide  (s-sd)

n.

1. The act or an instance of intentionally killing oneself.

2. The destruction or ruin of one's own interests: It is professional suicide to involve oneself in illegal practices.

3. One who commits suicide.

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[Latin su, of oneself; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + -cide.]

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suicide

Noun

1. the act of killing oneself deliberately: he tried to commit suicide

2. a person who kills himself or herself intentionally

3. the self-inflicted ruin of one's own career or future: such a cut would be political suicide [Latin sui of oneself + caedere to kill]

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suicide

1. the killing of oneself.
2. one who has killed himself. — suicidal, adj.

See also: Killing

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	suicide - the act of killing yourself; "it is a crime to commit suicide" self-annihilation, self-destruction kill, putting to death, killing - the act of terminating a life assisted suicide - suicide of a terminally ill person that involves an assistant who serves to make dying as painless and dignified as possible felo-de-se - an act of deliberate self destruction hara-kiri, harakiri, harikari, seppuku - ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society suttee - the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband
	2.	suicide - a person who kills himself intentionally felo-de-se killer, slayer - someone who causes the death of a person or animal

Translations

suicide [ˈsuɪsaɪd] n → suicidio;

(person) → suicida m/f;

to commit suicide → suicidarse

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suicide [ˈsuɪsaɪd] n → suicide m;

to commit suicide → se suicider;

suicide bombing → attentat m suicide see also commit

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suicide [ˈsuɪsaɪd] n (lit, fig) → Selbstmord m;

(person) → Selbstmörder(in) m(f) see also commit

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suicide [ˈsuɪsaɪd] n (= person) → suicida m/f (= act); suicidio;

to commit suicide → suicidarsi