self-murder

American  

[self-mur-der] / ˈsɛlfˈmɜr dər /

noun

plural

self-murders

1. the act of ending one's own life; suicide (sometimes used in historical contexts).

2. any action that is highly destructive to oneself or one's ambitions.

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Other Word Forms

• self-murderer noun

Example Sentences

But why were people prosecuted for attempted "self-murder" and how did things change?

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2011

The love of life is a trick to save the races from self-murder.

From The Kempton-Wace Letters by London, Jack

Here, too, we are freed, at the commencement, from all supposition of self-murder.

From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 by Willis, Nathaniel Parker

Kongti, a devoted Buddhist, declined the fatal draught, on the ground that self-murder was in opposition to his religious sentiments.

From Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles

At this moment, a voice issuing from the dungeon where the missionaries were confined, at once dispelled his fears as to the prisoners, and arrested him almost in the very act of self-murder.

From The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution by Killen, W. D. (William Dool)