suicidal

Definition of suicidalnext
as in depressed

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Adjective
  • The father, Jagdish, told me that one of his children was vomiting and the other had bloody stools; both were depressed.
    Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • So why are young Americans so depressed about their economic future?
    Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • This melancholic début novel weaves between New York City in 2012 and a small island in the Andaman Sea in December, 2004.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Sonically, the track (produced and composed by Gavilan) is a melancholic grassroots folk song accompanied by weeping guitar riffs and a heart-pounding cajón.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Fast-forward to the April 7 special election brought to a ballot by residents unhappy with the changes.
    John Aguilar, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
  • One of them, Amy, a blond child with limp ponytails and a thin dress that looks like it might have been stained, stands outside a porch door, her fists balled up, mouth open, angry or unhappy or both.
    Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • All our thoughts are with his family and loved ones at this incredibly sad time.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
  • That was very sad that Soft Cell’s Dave Ball died at just 66.
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Being alone with these thoughts brings his narrative to some morbid places.
    Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Stephen Miller might want to see a nuclear attack out of morbid curiosity.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The rest of us should ask ourselves why the melancholy Dane is rearing his head again.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Hein’s memories turn out to be underscored not only by longing and melancholy, but an instinct of self-preservation.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The weeping women of Jerusalem were interspersed with a half-dozen inconsolable Smurfs.
    Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Freshman Kelis Fisher and USC transfer Kayleigh Heckel have shared the court with Fudd for less than nine months since arriving at UConn, but the newcomers were inconsolable on Senior Night watching Fudd walk across the court.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • In one scene from the film’s original script, the King of Pop stares at his reflection in the mirror, capturing his sorrowful gaze as police car lights flash behind him.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
  • True to the genre’s name, the blues could be bawdy, humorously describing the pleasures of the flesh, or sorrowful, conveying heart-wrenching despair.
    René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Suicidal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suicidal. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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