suicide
Translation
suicide
Examples
The police are investigating the suspected suicide.
The police are investigating the suspected suicide.
It's political suicide to raise taxes now.
It's political suicide to raise taxes now.
Grammar Patterns
to commit suicide. It is a tragedy when someone decides to commit suicide.
political/career suicide. Accepting the bribe was career suicide for the politician.
Similar Words
Synonyms: self-destruction
Etymology
From Latin 'sui' (of oneself) + '-cidium' (a killing). Literally 'the killing of oneself'.
Memory Tips
Break it down: 'sui' means 'self' (like in 'sui generis') and '-cide' means 'to kill' (like in 'pesticide').