suicide (redirected from suiciding)

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 [ˈsuːɪˌsaɪd ˈsjuː-]

n

1. (Psychology) the act or an instance of killing oneself intentionally

2. the self-inflicted ruin of one's own prospects or interests a merger would be financial suicide

3. (Psychology) a person who kills himself intentionally

4. (modifier) reckless; extremely dangerous a suicide mission

5. (Military) (modifier) (of an action) undertaken or (of a person) undertaking an action in the knowledge that it will result in the death of the person performing it in order that maximum damage may be inflicted on an enemy a suicide attack suicide bomber

[from New Latin suīcīdium, from Latin suī of oneself + -cīdium, from 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

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suicide

noun taking your own life, self-destruction, ending it all (informal), self-immolation, self-murder, self-slaughter, topping yourself (informal) a case of attempted suicide

Related words
like autophonomania

Quotations
"Suicide is confession" [Daniel Webster]
"It is cowardice to commit suicide" [Napoleon Bonaparte]
"A suicide kills two people, Maggie, that's what it's for!" [Arthur Miller After the Fall]

Translations

suicide [ˈsʊɪsaɪd]

A. N

1. (= act) → suicidio m
to commit suicide → suicidarse
it would be suicide to do that (lit, fig) → sería suicida hacer eso
it would be political suicide to agree to this → consentir esto supondría el suicidio político
a case of attempted suicide → un caso de intento de suicidio

2. (= person) → suicida mf

B. CPD suicide attempt N → intento m de suicidio
suicide bomber N → terrorista mf suicida
suicide bombing N → bombardeo m suicida
suicide mission N → misión f suicida
suicide note N carta en que se explica el motivo del suicidio
suicide pact N → pacto m suicida
suicide rate N → índice m de suicidios
suicide squad N → comando m suicida

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suicide [ˈsuːɪsaɪd] n

(= act) → suicide m
to commit suicide → se suicider

(fig) (= ruinous course of action) → suicide m
It would be political suicide to abstain → Cela serait un suicide politique que de s'abstenir.

(= person) → suicidé(e) m/f
suicide attack n → attentat-suicide m
suicide attempt suicide bid n → tentative f de suicide
suicide bomber n → auteur m d'un attentat-suicide
suicide note n → lettre f de suicide
suicide pact n → pacte m de suicide

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suicide

n → Selbstmord m, → Freitod m (euph), → Suizid m (spec); (= person) → Selbstmörder(in) m(f); to commit suicide → Selbstmord begehen; to try to commit suicide → einen Selbstmordversuch unternehmen; to contemplate suicide → sich mit Selbstmordgedanken tragen; suicide squad → Selbstmordkommando nt

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suicide:

suicide attack

n → Selbstmordanschlag m

suicide attacker

n → Selbstmordattentäter(in) m(f)

suicide attempt, suicide bid

n → Selbstmord- or Suizidversuch m

suicide bomber

n → Selbstmordattentäter(in) m(f)

suicide bombing

n → Selbstmordanschlag m

suicide note

n → Abschiedsbrief m

suicide pact

n → Selbstmordabkommen nt

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suicide [ˈsʊɪsaɪd] n

a. (also) (fig) → suicidio
to attempt suicide → tentare il suicidio
to commit suicide → suicidarsi

b. (person) → suicida m/f

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suicide [ˈsʊɪsaɪd] n

a. (also) (fig) → suicidio
to attempt suicide → tentare il suicidio
to commit suicide → suicidarsi

b. (person) → suicida m/f

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suicide

n suicide [ˈsuːisaid]

1 the/an act of killing oneself deliberately She committed suicide; an increasing number of suicides. selfmoord انتِحار самоубийство sebevražda selvmord der Selbstmord αυτοκτονία suicidio enesetapp خودكشي itsemurha suicide הִתאַבּדוּת आत्महत्या, आत्मघात samoubojstvo öngyilkosság tindakan bunuh diri sjálfsmorð suicidio 自殺 자살 savižudybė pašnāvība bunuh diri zelfmoord selvmord samobójstwo suicídio suicid, sinu­cidere самоубийство samovražda samomor samoubistvo självmord การฆ่าตัวตาย intihar 自殺 самогубство خود کشی sự tự tử 自杀

2 a person who kills himself deliberately. selfmoordenaar مُنْتَحِر самоубиец sebevrah selvmorder der/die Selbstmörder(in) αυτόχειρας suicida enesetapja خودكشي كننده itsemurhaaja suicidé/-ée מִתאַבֵּד आत्महंता, आत्मघात samoubojica öngyilkos pelaku bunuh diri sjálfsmorðingi suicida 自殺者 자살자 savižudis pašnāvnieks orang yang membunuh diri zelfmoordenaar selvmorder samobójca suicida sinucigaş самоубийца samovrah samomorilec samoubica självmördare คนที่ฆ่าตัวตาย intihar eden kimse 自殺者 самогубець خود کشی کرنے والا người tự tử 自杀者

adj suiˈcidal

1 inclined to suicide She sometimes feels suicidal. geneig tot selfmoord إنْتِحاري пагубен sebevražedný selvmorderisk Selbstmord-... με τάσεις αυτοκτονίας suicida enesetapu mõtetega مستعد خودكشي itsemurhaan taipuvainen suicidaire אוֹבדָנִי आत्मघाती samoubilački, suicidalan öngyilkosságra hajlamos ingin bunuh diri sjálfsmorðs- suicida 自殺の 자살의, 자살적인 linkęs nusižudyti pašnāvniecisks ingin membunuh diri met neigiung tot zelfmoord selvmordersk, selvmords- samobójczy suicida sinucigaş склонный к самоубийству samovražedný samomorilski suicidalan självmordsbenägen ซึ่งฆ่าตัวตาย intihar eğiliminde 自殺的 самогубний; суїцидний خود کشی کے متعلق muốn tự tử 自杀的

2 extremely dangerous, or likely to lead to death or disaster He was driving at a suicidal speed. baie gevaarlik خَطِر جِدا самоубийствен sebevražedný livsfarlig selbstmörderisch που μπορεί να οδηγήσει στην καταστροφή ή το θάνατο suicida eluohtlik نابودكننده hengenvaarallinen suicidaire הַרסָנִי आत्मघातक poguban öngyilkossággal felérő sangat berbahaya lífshættulegur suicida 自滅的な 자별적인 savižudiškas postošs; dzīvībai bīstams; nāvīgs sangat membahayakan levensgevaarlijk svært farlig, drepende samobójczy suicida ucigător самоубийственный samovražedný samomorilski suicidalan vansinnig, livsfarlig, självmords- ที่อันตรายมาก çok tehlikeli 危及生命的 убивчий; згубний بے حد خطرناک cực kì nguy hiểm 危及生命的

adv suiˈcidally

baie gevaarlik إنتِحاريا самоубийствено sebevražedně selvmorderiskt; livsfarligt der Anzug, das Kostüm με τάσεις αυτοκτονίας ή αυτοκαταστροφής de manera/modo suicida eluohtlikult مهلك hengenvaarallisesti d'une façon suicidaire ע”י הִתאַבּדוּת आत्महत्या करना samoubilački öngyilkosság secara berbahaya lífshættulega in modo suicida 自滅的に 자살적으로, 무모하게 savižudiškai postoši; dzīvībai bīstami dengan cara yang sangat membahayakan levensgevaarlijk selvmordersk; drepende samobójczo de modo suicida în mod sinucigaş самоубийственно samovražedne samomorilsko suicidalno vansinnigt, livsfarligt อย่างเกี่ยวกับการฆ่าตัวตาย intihara eğilimli olarak 危及生命地 зі схильністю до суїциду خود کشی کے ذریعے cực kì nguy hiểm, muốn tự tử 危及生命地

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suicide → ينتحر sebevražda selvmord Selbstmord αυτοκτονία suicidio itsemurha suicide samoubojstvo suicidio 自殺 자살 zelfmoord selvmord samobójstwo suicídio самоубийство självmord การฆ่าตัวตาย intihar sự tự vẫn 自杀