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suicide

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noun

sui·​cide ˈsü-ə-ˌsīd How to pronounce suicide (audio)
plural suicides
1
a
: the act or an instance of taking one's own life voluntarily and intentionally
commit suicide
had thoughts of suicide
b
: ruin of one's own interests
political suicide
c
: apoptosis
cell suicide
2
: one that commits or attempts suicide

suicide

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adjective

: of or relating to suicide
especially : being or performing a deliberate act resulting in the voluntary death of the person who does it
a suicide mission
a suicide bomber

suicide

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verb

suicided; suiciding

intransitive verb

: to commit suicide

transitive verb

: to put (oneself) to death

Synonyms

Noun

Example Sentences

Noun She had thoughts of suicide. Authorities have officially ruled the death a suicide. There were two suicides last year at the university.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Madden said Crockett remains in custody on suicide watch. Alexandria Brown, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2022 Nikolas Cruz was placed on suicide watch for a week after 30 pages of disturbing drawings and murderous threats were found in his cell in May of this year. Brittany Wallman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2022 The Correction Officers' Benevolent Association, the union that represents the correction officers inside DOC facilities, which include Rikers Island, said Cruciani was not on suicide watch. Mark Morales, CNN, 15 Aug. 2022 The suicide watch was lifted several days later, court records show. Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2022 Kelly was temporarily placed on suicide watch following the sentencing. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 11 July 2022 Kelly was placed on suicide watch following the sentencing. Bill Donahue, Billboard, 5 July 2022 Inmates on suicide watch are placed in solitary confinement and put under constant surveillance. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2022 Epstein had been taken off suicide watch in the days before his death. Alec Hernandez, NBC News, 1 July 2022
Adjective
During the first six months of the year, nearly half of civilian casualties from non-suicide IEDs directed against civilians came from the May 8 attack on the Sayed ul-Shuhada high school in a Kabul neighborhood mainly inhabited by Hazaras. Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 3 June 2022 In the five years prior, non-suicide gun deaths fluctuated between roughly 12,000 and 15,500 deaths annually. Erin Schumaker, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2021 There were 99 shootings -- more than triple the amount from the previous July — and the city has tallied 366 non-suicide shootings this year compared to 388 in all of 2019. The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Aug. 2020 There were 99 shootings -- more than triple the amount from the previous July — and the city has tallied 366 non-suicide shootings this year compared to 388 in all of 2019. Gillian Flaccus And Suman Naishadham, Star Tribune, 9 Aug. 2020
Verb
During her work on the film, her son lost his friend to suicide. Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2022 The Grammy winner and Stephen Stills’ one-time muse has also struggled with — and written about— her eating disorder, alcoholism, and losing her son to suicide. Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022 Like far too many veterans suffering from PTSD, that pain nearly drove him to suicide. Eileen Finan, PEOPLE.com, 14 July 2022 That’s the stuff that will pierce viewers’ hearts, especially anyone who has lost someone to suicide or is just a parent or even ever had a friend. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2022 But in conducting research, Rudd realized that there were issues specific to suicide, like the ability to regulate the rapid onset of emotional pain, as well as feelings such as worthlessness or hopelessness. Mario Aguilar, STAT, 28 July 2022 Ashley Judd is opening up about the new perspective she's gained on mental health since losing her mother Naomi Judd to suicide. Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com, 26 July 2022 The move is part of the Navy's response to support the crew who lost three shipmates to suicide within one week in April. Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 3 May 2022 According to John Draper, director of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, calls to suicide hotlines increased by 25% the week after Spades' and Bourdain's suicides. Bellamy Richardson, PEOPLE.com, 15 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Latin sui (genitive) of oneself + English -cide; akin to Old English & Old High German sīn his, Latin suus one's own, sed, se without, Sanskrit sva oneself, one's own

First Known Use

Noun

1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

1765, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1818, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of suicide was in 1643

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