suicide
IPA: sˈuʌsaɪd
noun
- (uncountable) Intentional killing of oneself.
- (countable) A particular instance of a person intentionally killing themselves, or of multiple people doing so.
- (countable) A person who has intentionally killed themselves.
- (figuratively) An action that could cause the literal or figurative death of a person or organization, although death is not the aim of the action.
- (countable, US, slang) A beverage combining all available flavors at a soda fountain.
- A diabolo trick where one of the sticks is released and allowed to rotate 360° round the diabolo until it is caught by the hand that released it.
- (countable) A run comprising a series of sprints of increasing lengths, each followed immediately by a return to the start, with no pause between one sprint and the next.
- A children's game of throwing a ball against a wall and at other players, who are eliminated by being struck.
- (attributive) Pertaining to a suicide bombing.
verb
- (intransitive) To kill oneself intentionally.
- (transitive) To kill (someone) and make their death appear to have been a suicide rather than a homicide (now especially as part of a conspiracy).
- To self-destruct.
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Examples of "suicide" in Sentences
- The criminal committed a suicide.
- The man then committed suicide in the cellar.
- The nurse's role is the prevention of suicide.
- The nurse's role is to prevent patients' suicide.
- A dejected Bhanu commits suicide at the age of 27.
- He committed matricide before he committed suicide.
- The man killed a receptionist and committed suicide.
- But the term suicide bombing itself can be misleading.
- His attempts fail and cause the exterminator to commit suicide.
- Voluntary co-operation in suicide is contrary to the moral law.
- Altruistic suicide is suicide committed for the benefit of others.
- Dipendra was accused of patricide and of committing suicide thereafter.
- They never used the term suicide, but implied his death was accidental with Michael desperate to get some rest.
- Dr. GOULD: If the first suicide is a public suicide� TRUDEAU: That is if the first suicide gets media attention.
- CLAYTON: I ain't never used the term suicide, and I'm not going to never use the term suicide, that that man killed -- was killing us.
- The disease is not mortal -- it is now in a course of cure; but Carolina's remedy is death -- it is suicide; for the _dissolution of the Union is political suicide_.
- Dignity in Dying wants to make a clear separation from the term suicide, which does carry with it, among other things, suicide is a colossal act of aggression against the nearest and dearest.
- Corey says: what drives human beings to take their own lives, whether it be through suicide bombing or just plain suicide, is desperation, fueled by a belief that nothing less could possibly make a difference†¦ doctor my eyes …
- Rear Admiral Harry Harris, Commander, Joint Task Force Guantanamo what drives human beings to take their own lives, whether it be through suicide bombing or just plain suicide, is desperation, fueled by a belief that nothing less could possibly make a difference …