suicide Význam & definícia

Význam suicide v slovenčine

• 0 the act of killing yourself intentionally:

  • I lost my younger brother to suicide.

  • She attempted suicide when she was a teenager.

  • The suicide rate among men between the ages of 16 and 25 has risen alarmingly.

  • Many suicides occur in prisons.

  • He proved that the two "suicides" were in fact murdered.

• 1 any act that has the effect of causing your own defeat:

  • [ + to infinitive ] As a leader he knows that it is political suicide to appear indecisive.

  • Publicly battling with your record company can be career suicide.

• 2 the act of killing yourself intentionally:

  • [ U ] She threatened to commit suicide.

  • [ U ] It would be political suicide for him to refuse to support his own party’s platform.