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suicidal
adjective sui·cid·al \ˌsü-ə-ˈsī-dəl\
: wanting to kill yourself : showing a desire to kill yourself
: extremely dangerous : likely to cause your death : likely to cause great harm to yourself
Full Definition of SUICIDAL
1
a : dangerous especially to life b : destructive to one's own interests
2
: relating to or of the nature of suicide
3
: marked by an impulse to commit suicide
— sui·cid·al·ly adverb
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First Known Use of SUICIDAL
1777
Rhymes with SUICIDAL
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suicidal
adjective sui·cid·al \ˌsü-ə-ˈsīd-əl\
Medical Definition of SUICIDAL
1
: of, relating to, or tending to cause suicide <suicidal tendencies>
2
: marked by an impulse to commit suicide <suicidal patients>
—sui·cid·al·ly \-əl-ē\ adverb
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