Pronunciation: ˌ fe-l ō -d ə - ' s ā , - ' s ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural fe · lo · nes-de-se \ f ə - ˌ l ō -( ˌ )n ē z-d ə - \ or felos-de-se \ ˌ fe-l ō z-d ə - \
Etymology: Medieval Latin felo de se, fello de se, literally, evildoer in respect to oneself
Date: 1607
1 : a person who commits suicide or who dies from the effects of having committed an unlawful malicious act
2 : an act of deliberate self-destruction : SUICIDE