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| su·i·cide [ s i sd ] (plural su·i·cides) |
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1. killing yourself: the act of deliberately killing yourself
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2. somebody who commits suicide: somebody who intentionally kills himself or herself
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3. doing something against own best interests: the act of doing something that seems contrary to your own best interests and seems likely to lead to a disaster such as financial ruin or loss of position or reputation
  Adopting a policy like that would be political suicide.
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| [Mid-17th century. < modern Latin suicidium "killing of yourself," suicida "somebody who kills himself or herself," both < Latin sui "of yourself"] |
