suicidal

[ soo-uh-sahyd-l ]
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adjective
  1. pertaining to, involving, or suggesting suicide.

  2. tending or leading to suicide.

  1. foolishly or rashly dangerous: He drives at a suicidal speed.

Origin of suicidal

1
First recorded in 1770–80; suicide + -al1

Other words from suicidal

  • su·i·cid·al·ly, adverb
  • pseu·do·su·i·ci·dal, adjective
  • un·su·i·cid·al, adjective
  • un·su·i·cid·al·ly, adverb

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How to use suicidal in a sentence

  • More sagacious men never planned a government, and blindly and suicidally would we act to prefer or accept a monarchy.

British Dictionary definitions for suicidal

suicidal

/ (ˌsuːɪˈsaɪdəl, ˌsjuː-) /


adjective
  1. involving, indicating, or tending towards suicide

  2. liable to result in suicide: a suicidal attempt

  1. liable to destroy one's own interests or prospects; dangerously rash

Derived forms of suicidal

  • suicidally, adverb

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