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suicide note

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A message, usually a written note, left by someone who later attempts or commits suicide, usually explaining the reason for the suicide.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: suicide letter

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: intihar məktubu — message left by a suicide
  • Azerbaijani: intihar qeydi — message left by a suicide
  • Azerbaijani: intihar kağızı — message left by a suicide
  • Chinese Mandarin: 遺書 /遗书 (yíshū) — message left by a suicide
  • Dutch: zelfmoordbrief — message left by a suicide
  • Finnish: itsemurhaviesti — message left by a suicide
  • French: lettre d'adieu — message left by a suicide
  • German: Abschiedsbrief — message left by a suicide
  • Hungarian: búcsúlevél — message left by a suicide
  • Italian: lettera d'addio — message left by a suicide
  • Japanese: 遺書 (isho) — message left by a suicide
  • Norwegian: avskjedsbrev — message left by a suicide
  • Polish: list pożegnalny — message left by a suicide
  • Romanian: bilet de adio — message left by a suicide
  • Russian: предсме́ртная запи́ска (predsmértnaja zapíska) — message left by a suicide
  • Swedish: självmordsbrev — message left by a suicide
  • Turkish: intihar notu — message left by a suicide