LookItUpsuicide
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈsuːəsaɪd/ · UK /ˈsuːɪsaɪd/
Forms: suicides
suicide means: The act of deliberately causing your own death.
noun
The act of deliberately causing your own death.
- Suicide prevention is part of their work.
- The report shows a fall in suicide rates.
- Her brother died by suicide several years ago.
An action likely to destroy a person’s future, an organization, or possibly someone’s life.
- Ignoring those voters would be political suicide.
- Opening another shop now could be financial suicide.
- He knew that publishing the accusation might mean career suicide.
A person who deliberately caused their own death.
- The old report described him as a suicide.
- The cemetery records listed three suicides that year.
- A suicide was sometimes denied burial in the village churchyard.
Questions about suicide
What does suicide mean?
The act of deliberately causing your own death.
What is suicide in other languages?
Türkçe: intihar · Español: suicidio · Français: suicide · Deutsch: Suizid · Italiano: suicidio · 日本語: 自殺
How do you pronounce suicide?
In American English /ˈsuːəsaɪd/; in British English /ˈsuːɪsaɪd/.
How do you use suicide in a sentence?
Suicide prevention is part of their work. The report shows a fall in suicide rates.
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