French word

suicidaire

Pronunciation

IPA/sɥisidɛʁ/

Meaning

  • adjectivesuicidal

Example

Ne fais pas de gestes suicidaires.

Don't make suicidal gestures.

Illustration for suicidaire (suicidal)

More examples

Elle a parlé de ses pensées suicidaires à son médecin.

She talked to her doctor about her suicidal thoughts.

Core concept

A person or behavior on a path toward ending that person's own life.

Common phrases

  • pensées suicidaires

    suicidal thoughts

  • actes suicidaires

    suicidal acts

Similar words

désespéré: Overwhelmed by hopelessness and the feeling that nothing matters.
déprimé: In a low mood with little energy, either temporarily or for a long time.

Definition in French

Qui a des tendances ou des intentions pouvant mener au suicide.

Word origin

The French adjective suicidaire derives from suicide with the suffix -aire, while suicide comes from modern Latin suicidium, built from sui, meaning 'of oneself', and caedere, 'to cut or kill'.

Usage tips

  • Suicidaire agrees in number but not gender: un homme suicidaire, une femme suicidaire, and des personnes suicidaires.

Other meanings

  • self-destructiveadjective

Related words

  • suicidesuicidenoun
  • se suicidercommit suicideverb

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