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suicide
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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.

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

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]

suicide
1. the killing of oneself.
2. one who has killed himself. — suicidal, adj.
See also: Killing
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.suicidesuicide - the act of killing yourself; "it is a crime to commit suicide"
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
killer, slayer - someone who causes the death of a person or animal
Translations
suicide [ˈsuɪsaɪd] nsuicidio;
(person) → suicida m/f;
to commit suicide → suicidarse

suicide [ˈsuɪsaɪd] nsuicide m;
to commit suicide → se suicider;
suicide bombing → attentat m suicide see also commit

suicide [ˈsuɪsaɪd] n (lit, fig) → Selbstmord m;
(person) → Selbstmörder(in) m(f) see also commit

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

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
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
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 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
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 자멸적인, 무모한 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 生命
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 生命


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