suicidal adjective (DEATH) - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus

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/ˌsuː.ɪˈsaɪ.dəl/ adj

Definition

•

People who are suicidal want to kill themselves or are in a mental state in which it is likely that they will try to do so

Pete was so depressed after his girlfriend left him that I actually thought he was suicidal.

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describes behaviour that is likely to result in death

He took some suicidal risks.

/ˌsuː.ɪˈsaɪ.də.li/ adv

(Definition of suicidal adjective (DEATH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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