SUICIDE


Meaning of SUICIDE in English

[sui.cide] n [L sui (gen.) of oneself + E -cide; akin to OE & OHG sin his, L suus one's own, sed, se without, Skt sva oneself, one's own] (1643) 1 a: the act or an instance of taking one's own life voluntarily and intentionally esp. by a person of years of discretion and of sound mind b: ruin of one's own interests "political ~"

2: one that commits or attempts suicide

[2]suicide vb sui.cid.ed ; sui.cid.ing vi (1841): to commit suicide ~ vt: to put (oneself) to death

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