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suicidal - 5 dictionary results

su⋅i⋅cid⋅al

[soo-uh-sahyd-l]
–adjective
1. pertaining to, involving, or suggesting suicide.
2. tending or leading to suicide.
3. foolishly or rashly dangerous: He drives at a suicidal speed.

Origin:
1770–80; suicide + -al 1


su⋅i⋅cid⋅al⋅ly, adverb
su·i·cid·al   (sōō'ĭ-sīd'l)   
adj.  
  1. Causing, intending, or relating to suicide: a suicidal act; suicidal impulses.
  2. Dangerous to oneself or to one's interests; self-destructive or ruinous: a suicidal corporate takeover strategy.
su'i·cid'al·ly adv.

Suicidal

Su"i*ci`dal\, a. Partaking of, or of the nature of, the crime or suicide. -- Su"i*ci`dal*ly, adv.
Language Translation for : suicidal
Spanish: suicida,
German: Selbstmord-…,
Japanese: 自殺の

Main Entry: sui·cid·al
Pronunciation: "sü-&-'sId-&l
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or tending tocause suicide <suicidal tendencies> suicidal section —Quarterly Review of Psychiatry andNeurology>
2 : marked by an impulse to commit suicide <suicidal patients> —sui·cid·al·ly /-&l-E/ adverb

suicidal su·i·cid·al (s&oomacr;'ĭ-sīd'l)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to suicide.
  2. Likely to attempt suicide.

su'i·cid'al·ly adv.

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