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noun
Annihilation by one's own act.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Synonyms: self-destruction, suicide, self-murder
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: annihilation, destruction, obliteration
noun
the act of killing yourself
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: suicide, self-destruction
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: killing, kill, putting to death
Narrower terms: assisted suicide, felo-de-se, harakiri, hara-kiri, harikari, seppuku, suttee
History
From self- + annihilation.
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