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suicide Definition


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suicide
noun
    1. The act or an instance of killing oneself deliberately, usually in the phrase commit suicide.
    2. Someone who deliberately kills or tries to kill himself or herself.
    3. Ruin or downfall, especially when it is unintentional.
      Example: The minister's speech was political suicide

      Example: suicide bomber
Etymology: 17c: from Latin sui of oneself + -cide.



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