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Synonyms

suicidal

American  
[soo-uh-sahyd-l] / ˌsu əˈsaɪd l /

adjective

  1. pertaining to, involving, or suggesting suicide.

  2. tending or leading to suicide.

  3. foolishly or rashly dangerous.

    He drives at a suicidal speed.
suicidal British  
/ ˌsjuː-, ˌsuːɪˈsaɪdəl /

adjective

  1. involving, indicating, or tending towards suicide

  2. liable to result in suicide

    a suicidal attempt

  3. liable to destroy one's own interests or prospects; dangerously rash

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Other Word Forms

  • pseudosuicidal adjective
  • suicidally adverb
  • unsuicidal adjective
  • unsuicidally adverb

Etymology

Origin of suicidal

First recorded in 1770–80; suicide + -al 1

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