suicide

[soo-uh-sahyd] / ˈsu əˌsaɪd /

NOUN

self-murder

Synonyms

WEAK

hara-kiri mélange self-destruction self-immolation self-slaughter seppuku

Example Sentences

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If you've been affected by issues involving suicide or feelings of despair, details of organisations offering advice and support for people in the UK are available from BBC Action Line.

From BBC

There have already been many cases of people requesting and receiving assisted suicide even though their conditions are treatable.

From The Wall Street Journal

I oppose assisted suicide because of my disabled brother, Duncan.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ed Newton-Rex from AI fairness campaigners Fairly Trained said it was "career suicide" for people to not publish their work on YouTube or online.

From BBC

Although assisted suicide passed both houses of the state Legislature this year, the margins were small and the whole thing took nearly a decade to come to a vote.

From The Wall Street Journal