suicidal

English

Etymology

suicide +‎ -al

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /s(j)uːɪˈsaɪdəl/
Rhymes: -aɪdəl

Adjective

suicidal (comparative more suicidal, superlative most suicidal)

Pertaining to suicide.
He is an authority on the precursors of suicidal behavior.
(of a person) Likely to commit, or to attempt to commit, suicide.
After losing his job, his wife, and his leg in a single week, he became suicidal.
(informal) Extremely reckless.
His driving habits are utterly suicidal.

Related terms

Translations

pertaining to suicide

Arabic: اِنْتِحَارِيّ‎ (intiḥāriyy)
Czech: sebevražedný (cs) m
Finnish: itsemurha- (fi), itsetuhoinen (fi)

French: suicidaire (fr)
German: Suizid-, Selbstmord-, suizidal (de), selbstmörderisch
Serbo-Croatian: sȕicidālan (sh)

likely to commit, or to attempt to commit, suicide

Finnish: itsetuhoinen (fi)
French: suicidaire (fr)
German: suizidgefährdet

Serbo-Croatian: sȕicidālan (sh)
Swedish: självmordsbenägen (sv), suicidal (sv) (technical language)

extremely reckless

Finnish: tyhmänrohkea, itsetuhoinen (fi)

German: selbstmörderisch

Noun

suicidal (plural suicidals)

someone suicidal, someone likely to kill themselves

Translations

someone suicidal

Finnish: itsemurhakandidaatti

Anagrams

clausiid

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