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suicidal


sui·cid·al

adj \ˌsü-ə-ˈsī-dəl\

Definition of SUICIDAL

1
a : dangerous especially to life b : destructive to one's own interests
2
: relating to or of the nature of suicide
3
: marked by an impulse to commit suicide
— sui·cid·al·ly adverb
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Examples of SUICIDAL

  1. psychiatrists working with suicidal patients
  2. He knows that supporting a tax increase would be politically suicidal.

First Known Use of SUICIDAL

1777

Rhymes with SUICIDAL

Barmecidal, biocidal, ecocidal, fratricidal, fungicidal, genocidal, germicidal, herbicidal, homicidal, intertidal, larvicidal, matricidal, ovicidal, parricidal, patricidal, pesticidal, regicidal, septicidal, viricidal, virucidal

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