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su·i·cide
suicide
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- pronunciation:
- su
ih
saId
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the act of killing oneself on purpose.
He committed suicide rather than going to prison.Her death was not an accident; it was a suicide. |
definition 2: |
an act that harms the prospects or circumstances of the person who performs it.
Many thought his decision to switch parties would be political suicide. |
definition 3: |
someone who takes his or her own life on purpose.
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
suicides, suiciding, suicided |
definition: |
to take one's own life intentionally.
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