Suicide

suicidal

Definition: Meaning of, suicide in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈs(j)uːɪsʌɪd /

Word Forms:

Singular	Plural
suicide	suicides

[uncountable and countable]

synonym

antonym

suicide used in phrases

assisted suicide (noun)
1. when a doctor or someone else helps a person who is very ill to kill themselves in order to end their suffering [↪ euthanasia]
commit suicide (verb)
1. kill oneself
physician-assisted suicide (noun)
1. assisted suicide where the assistant is a physician
suicide bomber (noun)
1. someone who hides a bomb on their body and explodes it in a public place, killing himself or herself and other people, usually for political reasons
suicide bombing (noun)
1. a terrorist bombing carried out by someone who does not hope to survive it
suicide mission (noun)
1. killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself; usually accomplished with a bomb
suicide pact (noun)
1. an arrangement between two or more people to kill themselves at the same time
suicide pill (noun)
1. a poison pill with potentially catastrophic implications for the company it is intended to protect
suicide squeeze (noun)
1. the runner on third base starts home as the pitcher delivers the ball
suicide squeeze play (noun)
1. the runner on third base starts home as the pitcher delivers the ball
More

Pronunciation: ˈmɪnɪt hand

Parts of Speech: noun

the long thin piece of metal that points to the minutes on a clock or watch [↪ hour hand]

suicide bomber