n.
Pronunciation: ' sü- ə - ˌ s ī d
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin sui (gen.) of oneself + English -cide; akin to Old English & Old High German s ī n his, Latin suus one's own, sed, se without, Sanskrit sva oneself, one's own
Date: 1643
1 a : the act or an instance of taking one's own life voluntarily and intentionally especially by a person of years of discretion and of sound mind b : ruin of one's own interests <political suicide > c : APOPTOSIS <cell suicide >
2 : one that commits or attempts suicide