French word

suicide

Pronunciation

IPA/sɥisid/

Meaning

  • masculine nounsuicide

Example

Ne parle pas de suicide devant les enfants.

Don't talk about suicide in front of the children.

Illustration for suicide (suicide)

More examples

Après son licenciement, il a eu des idées de suicide.

After he was fired, he had thoughts of suicide.

Core concept

A person deliberately bringing their own life to an end.

Common phrases

  • tentative de suicide

    suicide attempt

  • idées de suicide

    thoughts of suicide

Similar words

tentative de suicide: An attempt to end one's own life that does not result in death.
euthanasie: Helping a patient die to relieve severe suffering.
automutilation: Deliberately injuring one's own body to express pain or emotional distress.
meurtre: The intentional killing of another person.

Definition in French

Acte par lequel une personne met volontairement fin à sa vie.

Word origin

French suicide comes from Latin suicidium, formed from sui, meaning "of oneself," and caedere, meaning "to kill."

Usage tips

  • Suicide is masculine in French, so the standard article is le: le suicide.

Related words

  • suicidairesuicidaladjective
  • suicidésuicide victimnoun

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