|fe(ˌ)lōdəˈsā, -ˈsē, |fā(ˌ)lōdəˈsā, |fē(ˌ)lōdəˈsē noun
( plural felo·nes-de-se fəˈlō(ˌ)nēzd-, feˈ- ; or felos-de-se )
Etymology: Medieval Latin felo de se, from felo, fello rogue, evildoer, felon + Latin de of, from + se (abl.) oneself — more at felon , de- , suicide
1. : one that deliberately kills himself or dies from the effects of his commission of an unlawful malicious act
2. : the act of deliberate self-destruction — compare suicide