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Definition of suicidal - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
mental statelikely to attempt to kill oneself
- She was feeling suicidal and needed help.
2.
self-destructivelikely to harm one's own interests
- His suicidal tendencies affected his career.
3.
suiciderelated to the act of killing oneself
- He had suicidal thoughts after the incident.
4.
dangerous actionRare extremely dangerous or recklessRare
- Driving in that storm was a suicidal decision.
Expressions with suicidal
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task with a high chance of death
The soldiers knew it was a suicidal mission but went ahead anyway.
feeling or showing a wish to end one's own life
The doctor was concerned about his suicidal tendency.
thoughts about taking one's own life
After the accident, he struggled with suicidal ideation..
Origin of suicidal
Latin, sui (self) + caedere (to kill)
Terms with suicidal included in their meaning
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warfare
relating to a suicidal attack
extreme risk
suicidal, risking one's own life
non-suicidal
physical act of hurting oneself without suicidal intent
self harm risk
suicidal thoughts or tendencies
psychological distress
act of harming oneself without suicidal intent
military history
suicidal charge by Japanese troops in World War II
terrorism
suicidal attack causing harm to others
Examples of suicidal in a sentence
The therapist helped her through her suicidal thoughts. Her actions were deemed suicidal by the board. Investing all his savings was a suicidal move. The film portrayed a character with suicidal ideation. She sought help for her suicidal feelings after the breakup. His decision to climb the cliff without gear was suicidal.
Ignoring the warning signs was a suicidal move.
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- French:suicidaire, autodestructeur, ...
- German:suizidgefährdet, suizidal, ...
- Italian:suicida, suicidario, ...
- Spanish:suicida, perjudicial, ...
- Portuguese:suicida, temerário, ...
- Chinese:有自杀倾向的, 自杀倾向的, ...
- Japanese:自殺願望のある, 自己破壊的な, ...
- Arabic:اِنْتِحَارِيّ, مُدَمِّر لِلذَّات, ...
- Hebrew:אוֹבְדָנִי, פּוֹגֵעַ בְּעַצְמוֹ, ...
- Russian:суицидальный, губительный, ...
- Ukrainian:суїцидальний, безрозсудний, ...
- Hindi:आत्महत्या की प्रवृत्ति वाला, आत्म-विनाशकारी, ...
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