suicidal

[ soo-uh-sahyd-l ]

/ ˌsu əˈsaɪd l /

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adjective

pertaining to, involving, or suggesting suicide.

tending or leading to suicide.

foolishly or rashly dangerous: He drives at a suicidal speed.

Origin of suicidal

First recorded in 1770–80; suicide + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM suicidal

su·i·cid·al·ly, adverb pseu·do·su·i·ci·dal, adjective un·su·i·cid·al, adjective un·su·i·cid·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby suicidal

sugi, suharto, sui, sui generis, sui juris, suicidal, suicide, suicide bomber, suicide clause, suicide machine, suicide pact

Example sentences from the Web for suicidal

In Swaziland, girls who experienced violence were also at greater risk for alcohol abuse, depression and suicidal thoughts.

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At Stanford, so the story goes, he talked a suicidal student down from a roof.

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The German Panzers fought with suicidal ferocity, storming the hill until it was rimmed with a bulwark of bodies.

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Too many Colony kids ended up on drugs, in suicidal attempts, and with underachieved lives.

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Alex stated she is not suicidal nor does she want to hurt herself.

The Teen Love Letters that Led to a Tragic Murder-Suicide in Florida |Michael Daly |March 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The Hindus are a suicidal race; the reverse of the occidental conception, suicide is a quick and glorious route to Heaven.

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Their hitherto stubborn resistance was now little more than suicidal lunacy.

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We must let them quietly die out, for it is not only folly, but suicidal folly to allow them to continue and to perpetuate.

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Another hour and I'd have made a swim for it, though it's suicidal with this current.

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According to Havelock Ellis, indeed, the suicidal tendency makes its appearance in girls at an earlier age than in boys.

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British Dictionary definitions for suicidal

suicidal

/ (ˌsuːɪˈsaɪdəl, ˌsjuː-) /

adjective

involving, indicating, or tending towards suicide

liable to result in suicide a suicidal attempt

liable to destroy one's own interests or prospects; dangerously rash

Derived forms of suicidal

suicidally, adverb

Medical definitions for suicidal

suicidal

[ sōō′ĭ-sīd′l ]

adj.

Of or relating to suicide.

Likely to attempt suicide.

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