Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or an instance of intentionally killing oneself.
- noun The destruction or ruin of one's own interests.
- noun One who commits suicide.
- intransitive verb To kill oneself; commit suicide.
- adjective Relating to, involving, or resulting in one's voluntary death.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who commits suicide; at common law, one who, being of the years of discretion and of sound mind, destroys himself.
- noun The act of designedly destroying one's own life.
- noun Figuratively, destruction of one's own interests or aims.
- To be guilty of suicide.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of taking one's own life voluntary and intentionally; self-murder; specifically (Law), the felonious killing of one's self; the deliberate and intentional destruction of one's own life by a person of years of discretion and of sound mind.
- noun One guilty of self-murder; a felo-de-se.
- noun Ruin of one's own interests.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable
Intentional killing of oneself, as akind ofaction orsocial phenomenon . - noun countable A particular
instance of a person intentionallykilling himself or herself, or of multiple people doing so. - noun countable A person who has intentionally killed him/herself.
- noun figuratively An action which could have the literal or figurative death of a person or organization as its consequence, although death is not the aim of the action.
- noun countable A beverage combining all available flavors at a soda fountain.
- noun A
diabolo trick where one of the sticks is released and allowed to rotate 360° round the diabolo until it is caught by the hand that released it. - noun countable A
run comprising aseries ofsprints ofincreasing lengths , each followed immediately by areturn to thestart , with nopause between one sprint and the next. - verb intransitive To
kill oneself intentionally .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who kills himself intentionally
- noun the act of killing yourself
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Dr. GOULD: If the first suicide is a public suicide� TRUDEAU: That is if the first suicide gets media attention.
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The disease is not mortal -- it is now in a course of cure; but Carolina's remedy is death -- it is suicide; for the _dissolution of the Union is political suicide_.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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Voluntary co-operation in suicide is contrary to the moral law.
Another Look at an Ethical Issue in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007
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Voluntary co-operation in suicide is contrary to the moral law.
Archive 2007-08-01 2007
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Corey says: what drives human beings to take their own lives, whether it be through suicide bombing or just plain suicide, is desperation, fueled by a belief that nothing less could possibly make a difference†¦ doctor my eyes …
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Rear Admiral Harry Harris, Commander, Joint Task Force Guantanamo what drives human beings to take their own lives, whether it be through suicide bombing or just plain suicide, is desperation, fueled by a belief that nothing less could possibly make a difference …
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CLAYTON: I ain't never used the term suicide, and I'm not going to never use the term suicide, that that man killed -- was killing us.
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But the term suicide bombing itself can be misleading.
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Dignity in Dying wants to make a clear separation from the term suicide, which does carry with it, among other things, suicide is a colossal act of aggression against the nearest and dearest.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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They never used the term suicide, but implied his death was accidental with Michael desperate to get some rest.
oroboros commented on the word suicide
“Razors pain you; rivers are damp; acids stain you; and drugs cause cramp. Guns aren't lawful; nooses give; gas smells awful; you might as well live.�?
--Dorothy Parker
July 2, 2007
gangerh commented on the word suicide
From a suicide note: 'Action cures fear, they taught me. To overcome your fear do the thing that you are afraid of. I was afraid of dying'.
March 3, 2008
skipvia commented on the word suicide
That reminds me of an HP Lovecraft story in which the protagonist, having acquired the ability to peer into the future, sees himself lying helplessly in a vegetative state. To prevent this from happening, he decides to take his life by shooting himself in the head. The attempt is not successful, though--his wounds put him into a vegetative state...
March 3, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word suicide
Yeah. I guess if you're that afraid of dying, then dying might cure that fear. And everything else you'll ever experience.
March 3, 2008
sakhalinskii commented on the word suicide
A logical conclusion to an illogical life.
July 31, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word suicide
Not funny. Not clever either.
July 31, 2008
darqueau commented on the word suicide
I'm no romanticizer of suicide... however, The Sorrows of Young Werther is one of my all-time favorite books. I can no longer think or hear of suicide without young beloved Werther coming to mind.
July 31, 2008
sakhalinskii commented on the word suicide
Not insightful, not necessary either.
July 31, 2008
bilby commented on the word suicide
"The Army recorded it highest ever number of suicides last year, with 115 soldiers killing themselves, Reuters reports. The rate is staying high this year, with 38 soldier suicides so far. The military said the statistics showed no direct link between the increase in suicides and repeated deployments to combat zones—but admitted the stresses of war were taking their toll."
- 'Soldier Suicides Set Record', newser.com, 30 May 2008.
September 30, 2008
nuxiy commented on the word suicide
"Hey, guys! Guess what? Keep on reading! How are you? I hope you are fine. I am not fine - as you can no doubt tell from me hanging here from the ceiling fixture. You are the ones who drove me to this. I was doing just fine until you fuckers came along. I hope you're happy now that I'm goddamn dead. Signed, The Corpse in This Room. P.S: Fuck you people!"
- George Carlin in Life is worth losing, explaining how a suicide note should be.
March 19, 2009
arcadia commented on the word suicide
True (morbid) story: My husband's classmate senior year committed suicide by hanging himself. His note simply read "Got rope?"
March 19, 2009
nuxiy commented on the word suicide
Horrible as it may be, atleast the guy had a good sense of humour.
March 19, 2009
arcadia commented on the word suicide
Yeah, leave 'em laughin', right? I guess you could say he did Carlin proud. Perhaps Life is Worth Losing was the kid's inspiration...
March 19, 2009
nuxiy commented on the word suicide
We`ll never know.
March 19, 2009
SanketMali commented on the word suicide
Sui refers to one's own self in Latin and ' Cide' refers to killing.
Sui+Cide = Matricide = Killing oneself.
October 22, 2013
ruzuzu commented on the word suicide
I was at a local coffee shop's self-service station this morning--trying to decide whether to get dark roast, medium roast, or the flavor of the day. I hate having to choose, so I just got a bit of each. The person behind me in line said, "Wait. Is that like a suicide, but with coffee?" I laughed and said, "Yes!"
I don't remember when I first heard "suicide" as the term for combining all the soda pop options from a fountain machine--it's common enough. But it still kinda weirds me out.
November 29, 2018