suicide machine

American

[soo-uh-sahyd muh--sheen] / ˈsu əˌsaɪd mə ˌʃin /

noun

a device designed to permit a terminally ill person to end their own life, as by the automatic injection of a lethal drug.

Etymology

Origin of suicide machine

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

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"Each time history repeats itself, the price goes up," the anthropologist Ronald Wright warns, calling industrial society "a suicide machine."

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2022

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