What does Suicidal mean?

Definitions for Suicidal
ˌsu əˈsaɪd lsui·ci·dal

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. self-destructive, suicidaladjective

    dangerous to yourself or your interests

    "suicidal impulses"; "a suicidal corporate takeover strategy"; "a kamikaze pilot"

Wiktionary

  1. suicidalnoun

    someone suicidal, someone likely to kill themselves

  2. suicidaladjective

    Pertaining to suicide.

    He is an authority on the precursors of suicidal behavior.

  3. suicidaladjective

    Likely to commit, or to attempt to commit, suicide.

    After losing his job, his wife, and his leg in a single week, he became suicidal.

  4. suicidaladjective

    Extremely reckless.

    His driving habits are utterly suicidal.

Wikipedia

  1. suicidal

    Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders), physical disorders (such as chronic fatigue syndrome), and substance abuse (including alcoholism and the use of and withdrawal from benzodiazepines) are risk factors. Some suicides are impulsive acts due to stress (such as from financial or academic difficulties), relationship problems (such as breakups or divorces), or harassment and bullying. Those who have previously attempted suicide are at a higher risk for future attempts. Effective suicide prevention efforts include limiting access to methods of suicide such as firearms, drugs, and poisons; treating mental disorders and substance abuse; careful media reporting about suicide; and improving economic conditions. Although crisis hotlines are common resources, their effectiveness has not been well studied.The most commonly adopted method of suicide varies from country to country and is partly related to the availability of effective means. Common methods of suicide include hanging, pesticide poisoning, and firearms. Suicides resulted in 828,000 deaths globally in 2015, an increase from 712,000 deaths in 1990. This makes suicide the 10th leading cause of death worldwide.Approximately 1.5% of all deaths worldwide are by suicide. In a given year, this is roughly 12 per 100,000 people. Rates of suicide are generally higher among men than women, ranging from 1.5 times higher in the developing world to 3.5 times higher in the developed world. Suicide is generally most common among those over the age of 70; however, in certain countries, those aged between 15 and 30 are at the highest risk. Europe had the highest rates of suicide by region in 2015. There are an estimated 10 to 20 million non-fatal attempted suicides every year. Non-fatal suicide attempts may lead to injury and long-term disabilities. In the Western world, attempts are more common among young people and women.Views on suicide have been influenced by broad existential themes such as religion, honor, and the meaning of life. The Abrahamic religions traditionally consider suicide as an offense towards God due to the belief in the sanctity of life. During the samurai era in Japan, a form of suicide known as seppuku (腹切り, harakiri) was respected as a means of making up for failure or as a form of protest. Sati, a practice outlawed by the British in India, expected a Hindu widow to immolate herself on her husband's funeral pyre, either willingly or under pressure from her family and society. Suicide and attempted suicide, while previously illegal, are no longer so in most Western countries. It remains a criminal offense in some countries. In the 20th and 21st centuries, suicide has been used on rare occasions as a form of protest, and kamikaze and suicide bombings have been used as a military or terrorist tactic. Suicide is often seen as a major catastrophe for families, relatives, and other nearby supporters, and it is viewed negatively almost everywhere around the world.

ChatGPT

  1. suicidal

    Suicidal refers to having an inclination or tendency towards ending one's own life intentionally, typically as a result of severe depression or despair. It can denote thoughts, tendencies or actions that are intended to result in death. It is often used in the context of mental health to identify severe distress and should be regarded as a serious condition.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Suicidaladjective

    partaking of, or of the nature of, the crime or suicide

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Suicidal in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Suicidal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Suicidal in a Sentence

  1. Ann Kutney-Lee:

    There are certain clinical situations where providing access may cause more harm to the patient than good – e.g. psychotherapy notes for a patient that is suicidal.

  2. Diamond Alexander:

    My brother was not suicidal, he wasnt.

  3. Justin Baker:

    You're not going to cause someone to be suicidal by asking directly about suicide, the worst they're going to say is' no' and not get offended. If they are, still ask them. I'd rather have someone offended at me than dead.

  4. Lucien Gonzalez:

    Suicide and suicidal thinking are multifactorial, complex experiences and behaviors. There are many theories about the causal factors in suicide attempts and death by suicide, and as yet we still have an incomplete understanding.

  5. John Drake:

    Had it been reported that she was suicidal or that she was going to kill someone and had been made known to us, then we would have tried to get those weapons. But as it stands, we had absolutely no idea, actually, who this person was.

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