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suicide

/ˈsuːwəˌsaɪd/

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noun

plural -cides

the act of killing yourself because you do not want to continue living [noncount]

She had thoughts of suicide.

He committed suicide. [=he killed himself]

He attempted suicide. [=he tried to kill himself] [count]

Authorities have officially ruled the death a suicide.

There were two suicides last year at the university. - see also assisted suicide, physician-assisted suicide

[count] :a person who commits suicide

Her father was a suicide. [=her father killed himself]

[noncount] :an action that ruins or destroys your career, social position, etc.

Accepting that kind of support is political suicide. [=it will cause the end of your career in politics]

It would be suicide for the company to try to expand too quickly. [=the company would fail if it tried to expand too quickly]

adjective

always used before a noun

of or relating to suicide

a suicide attempt

Did he leave a suicide note? [=a note/letter explaining why he killed himself] - used especially to describe something that is done by a person who plans and expects to be killed while doing it

a suicide mission/bombing

a suicide bomber [=a person who commits suicide by exploding a bomb in order to kill other people]

* Các từ tương tự:
suicide pact