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hara-kiri

[hahr-uh-keer-ee, har-uh-, har-ee-] / ˈhɑr əˈkɪər i, ˈhær ə-, ˈhær i- /
NOUN
ritual suicide
Synonyms
STRONG
disembowelment seppuku
WEAK
belly cutting ceremonious suicide self-immolation

Example Sentences

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But I don't think they are going to play Hara-kiri soccer and throw everybody forward and take chances like that.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2010

No Japanese gentleman, outraged in his exaggerated sense of honour, could have gone about his preparations for Hara-kiri with greater resolution.

From A Set of Six by Conrad, Joseph