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- [soo-uh-sahyd-l]
- /ˌsu əˈsaɪd l/
- /ˌsuː.ɪˈsaɪ.dəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [soo-uh-sahyd-l]
- /ˌsu əˈsaɪd l/
Definitions of suicidal word
- adjective suicidal pertaining to, involving, or suggesting suicide. 1
- adjective suicidal tending or leading to suicide. 1
- adjective suicidal foolishly or rashly dangerous: He drives at a suicidal speed. 1
- adjective suicidal sb: wishing to die 1
- adjective suicidal thought: of suicide 1
- adjective suicidal behaviour: dangerous 1
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Origin of suicidal
First appearance:
before 1770 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1770-80; suicide + -al1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Suicidal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
suicidal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
suicidal usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for suicidal
adj suicidal
- carcinogenic — A substance that is carcinogenic is likely to cause cancer.
- deadly — If something is deadly, it is likely or able to cause someone's death, or has already caused someone's death.
- death-dealing — fatal; lethal
- despairing — marked by or resulting from despair; hopeless or desperate
- destructive — Something that is destructive causes or is capable of causing great damage, harm, or injury.
adjective suicidal
- annihilative — Serving to annihilate; radically destructive.
- eradicative — Tending or serving to eradicate; curing or destroying thoroughly, as a disease or any evil.
- extirpative — Of, relating to, or pertaining to an extirpation.
- wrackful — ruinous.
- wreckful — causing wreckage.
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