suicide
[ soo-uh-sahyd ]
/ ˈsu əˌsaɪd /
noun
the intentional taking of one's own life.
destruction of one's own interests or prospects: Buying that house was financial suicide.
a person who intentionally takes his or her own life.
verb (used without object), su·i·cid·ed, su·i·cid·ing.
to commit suicide.
verb (used with object), su·i·cid·ed, su·i·cid·ing.
to kill (oneself).
Origin of suicide
1645–55; < New Latin
suīcīdium,
-cīda, equivalent to Latin
suī of oneself, genitive singular of reflexive pronunciation +
-cīdium, -cīda
-cide
OTHER WORDS FROM suicide
an·ti·su·i·cide, adjectiveWords nearby suicide
suharto,
sui,
sui generis,
sui juris,
suicidal,
suicide,
suicide bomber,
suicide clause,
suicide machine,
suicide pact,
suicide squeeze
Example sentences from the Web for suicide
British Dictionary definitions for suicide
suicide
/ (ˈsuːɪˌsaɪd, ˈsjuː-) /
noun
the act or an instance of killing oneself intentionally
the self-inflicted ruin of one's own prospects or interests
a merger would be financial suicide
a person who kills himself intentionally
(modifier)
reckless; extremely dangerous
a suicide mission
(modifier)
(of an action) undertaken or (of a person) undertaking an action in the knowledge that it will result in the death of the person performing it in order that maximum damage may be inflicted on an enemy
a suicide attack; suicide bomber
Word Origin for suicide
C17: from New Latin
suīcīdium, from Latin
suī of oneself +
-cīdium, from
caedere to kill
Medical definitions for suicide
suicide
[ sōō′ĭ-sīd′ ]
n.
The act or an instance of intentionally killing oneself.
One who commits suicide.