suicide
Translation
suicide
Examples
He attempted suicide twice.
He attempted suicide twice.
It was political suicide to oppose the new law.
It was political suicide to oppose the new law.
Grammar Patterns
commit suicide to kill oneself He attempted to commit suicide.
a suicide attempt an act of trying to kill oneself It was his second suicide attempt.
Similar Words
Synonyms: self-destruction
Etymology
From Latin 'sui' (of oneself) + '-cidium' (a killing), a derivative of 'caedere' (to kill). Literally 'self-killing'.
Memory Tips
Break it down: 'sui-' means 'self' and '-cide' means 'to kill'. It's the same '-cide' as in homicide (killing a human) or pesticide (killing pests).