suicide

suicide

noun

Definition of SUICIDE

the act of deliberately killing oneself <teenagers are more prone to suicide because they mistakenly believe their troubles are insurmountable>

Synonyms self-destruction, self-murder, self-slaughter

Related Words hara-kiri (also hari-kiri); martyrdom; blood, foul play, homicide, murder, rubout, slaying; chance-medley, dispatch, killing, manslaughter; assassination, execution; euthanasia, mercy killing