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suicidal

suicidal

76 7.2
Feeling that you want to end your own life
  • adjective
  • /suːɪˈsaɪdəl/
  • NSFW
translation icon : suicida
  • She opened up about her struggles with suicidal ideation during therapy.
  • suicidal thoughts
  • suicidal ideation
  • suicidal behavior

At that point in my life, I'd been suicidal and depressed.

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Examples

  • Unless, of course, you are suicidal.

  • Most typically it's depression or suicidal ideation.

  • And if you are suicidal, please go get help.

  • You will lose all your suicidal feelings.

  • I went into a massive depression, suicidal at one point.

  • I had suicidal thoughts while I was homeless with my kids.

  • At that point in my life, I'd been suicidal and depressed.

  • The man has suicidal tendencies!

  • QPR training teaches that students who are suicidal usually show warning signs to their friends, parents, or school personnel.

    Academic text (2008)
  • If you're feeling depressed, suicidal, upset or anything, please log on and talk to me.

Antonyms

189 1.8

Feeling positive and expecting a good result

108 1.0

A feeling of being happy with what you have

How Suicidal

suicidal
  • NSFW
76 7.2
despairing
4 4.6
hopeless
133 2.7
distressed
35 2.9

Surface Forms

suicidal positive

Morphology

suicidal = suicide (transparent) = suicide + al

This is a standard adjective formation meaning 'relating to suicide' and is directly recoverable from the base noun.

Etymology

Suicidal comes from Latin parts sui meaning 'of oneself' and -cide meaning 'to kill'. So when someone feels suicidal it means they feel like they might 'end their own life', and that feeling is a serious sign they need help right away.