Definition of suicidal
1a : dangerous especially to lifeb : destructive to one's own interests
2 : relating to or of the nature of suicide
3 : marked by an impulse to commit suicide
suicidally
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Examples of suicidal in a Sentence
psychiatrists working with suicidal patients
He knows that supporting a tax increase would be politically suicidal.
Recent Examples of suicidal from the Web
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These services are used by adults and children who suffer from schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, depression, suicidal thoughts and aggressive behavior.
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Those include suicidal thoughts as well as medical issues stemming from avoiding the bathroom.
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Those include suicidal thoughts as well as medical issues stemming from avoiding the bathroom.
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Those include suicidal thoughts as well as medical issues stemming from avoiding the bathroom.
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Ms. Macareno said her experience left her feeling humiliated and grappling with suicidal thoughts.
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Populated by stunning contestants in a gilded mansion and the producers who manipulate them to ever-greater onscreen drama, the show-within-a-show covered up a suicidal swan dive off the rooftop in Season 1, brought on by a producer’s actions.
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Know the line between depression and feeling suicidal.
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Travel deep into the suicidal mind of John Coronado to fight the demons of malice and destruction that afflict him.
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SUICIDAL Defined for English Language Learners
suicidal
playDefinition of suicidal for English Language Learners
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: wanting to kill yourself : showing a desire to kill yourself
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: extremely dangerous : likely to cause your death : likely to cause great harm to yourself
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