suicide — the act of intentionally causing one's own death
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the act of intentionally causing one's own death
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsuːɪsaɪd/
Korean meaning: 자살, 자기 목숨을 끊는 행위
Korean pronunciation: **수**어사이드
Example Sentences
- Telling your mom you ate her secret chocolate stash would be social suicide.
- The company's decision to ignore customer complaints was commercial suicide.
- Wearing white to your friend's wedding? That's fashion suicide!
suicide
NOUN//ˈsuːɪsaɪd//
the act of intentionally causing one's own death
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈsuːɪsaɪd/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈsuːɪsaɪd/
🌳Etymology
Rootsui
Suffix-cide
Origin
라틴어에서 온 단어로 '자기 자신'을 뜻하는 'sui'와 '죽이다'를 뜻하는 'cidium'이 합쳐져서 만들어졌습니다. 17세기에 처음 사용되기 시작했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
homicidepesticidegenocide
homicide
pesticide
genocide
🔗Collocations
commit suicide
suicide attempt
suicide prevention
political suicide
suicide rate
assisted suicide
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“Telling your mom you ate her secret chocolate stash would be social suicide.”
“The company's decision to ignore customer complaints was commercial suicide.”
😄 Fun example
“Wearing white to your friend's wedding? That's fashion suicide!”
“The school has implemented new suicide prevention programs for students.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
self-destructionself-harmself-murder
Antonyms
self-preservationsurvivallife
Related
depressionmental healthpreventioncrisiscounseling
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