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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/

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.

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🎵Rhyme

homicidepesticidegenocide
homicide
pesticide
genocide

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📝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.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

self-destructionself-harmself-murder

Antonyms

self-preservationsurvivallife

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