suicide
noun/ˈsuɪˌsaɪd/
Frequency rank: #1,703 most common English word
Meaning
The act of deliberately killing oneself.
Example sentence
He was struggling so much that he considered suicide to escape his pain.
Synonyms & related words
- self-destruction
- self-harm
- self-killing
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