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suicidethe 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/

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

🎵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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