self-violence

noun

1. euphemistic.
   suicide

Example Sentences

By the utmost self-violence I curbed the imperious voice of wretchedness, which sometimes desired to declare itself to the whole world, and my manners were calmer and more composed than they had ever been since my journey to the sea of ice.

From Literature

But by the end, in keeping with an opera that’s more subtle than it seems at first glance, ketchup transforms from a nasty sight gag to the use you might expect for Eddy’s act of self-violence, taking on an unexpected tragic grandeur.

From New York Times

But when the play, having coasted along as easy satire, tries to shift gears into a high drama of violence and self-violence, it quickly overheats.

From New York Times

“Burning Doors” starkly illustrates that his actions — and those of his fellow artists — mock the absurdity of arbitrary power by making artistic gestures that might look ridiculous from the outside, but reveal something about the seriousness of their political situations, and attract attention from the outside world with viscerality and self-violence.

From Seattle Times

“To be so young is a kind of self-violence. No foresight, an inflated sense of wisdom, and yet you’re still responsible for your mistakes. It’s a little frightening to remember just how much, and how precisely, I felt. Now, if the world really did end, I think I’d just feel numb.”

From Washington Post