French word

suicider

Pronunciation

IPA/sɥiside/

Meaning

  • verbcommit suicide

Example

Il s'est suicidé.

He committed suicide.

Illustration for suicider (commit suicide)

More examples

Nous avons réussi à empêcher la personne de se suicider.

We managed to prevent the person from committing suicide.

Core concept

A person deliberately bringing their own life to an end.

Common phrases

  • empêcher quelqu'un de se suicider

    prevent someone from committing suicide

  • tenter de se suicider

    attempt to commit suicide

Similar words

se suicider: To end one's life through a deliberate act.
se tuer: To bring about one's own death directly.
se laisser mourir: To die as a result of rejecting treatment or aid.

Definition in French

Signifie qu'une personne met volontairement fin à sa vie.

Word origin

French suicider was formed from the noun suicide, which ultimately comes from medieval Latin suicidium, built from sui, 'of oneself', and caedere, 'to kill'.

Usage tips

  • The verb is normally pronominal as se suicider, and its past participle agrees in forms such as Il s'est suicidé and Elle s'est suicidée.

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