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suicide(1) (iou)



suicide noun. M17.
[In sense 1 from mod. Latin suicidium, in sense 2 from mod. Latin suicida, both from Latin sui of oneself: see -CIDE.]
The action or an act of intentionally killing oneself. M17.
commit suicide [from suicide formerly being a crime], kill oneself intentionally.
J. Barth To contemplate suicide..and..resolve to destroy myself. J. D. Sutherland His bitterness gave rise to thoughts of suicide.
b. fig. Action destructive to one's own interests etc. L18.
S. Brett To bring in a play by an unknown author without any star names is commercial suicide.
A person who commits suicide. Also, a person who attempts to commit suicide. M18.
G. Swift Suicides often appear relaxed and calm before taking their lives.
Attrib. & comb.: In the sense 'designating, pertaining to, or taking part in a highly dangerous or suicidal military operation', as suicide mission, suicide squad, etc. Special combs., as suicide blond, suicide blonde slang a woman with hair dyed blond; suicide clause a clause in a life insurance policy which releases the insurer from liability if the insured commits suicide within a specified period; suicide pact an agreement between two or more people to commit suicide together; suicide squeeze Baseball the action of a runner on third base in running for home as the ball is pitched.
suicidism noun (rare) the practice of suicide E19.
suici'dologist noun an expert in or student of suicidology M20.
suici'dology noun the branch of science that deals with suicide and its prevention M20.