| sui*cide [1] (noun) [Latin sui (genitive) of oneself + English -cide; akin to Old English & Old High German sin his, Latin suus one's own, sed, se without, Sanskrit sva oneself, one's own] First appeared 1643 1 a : the act or an instance of taking one's own life voluntarily and intentionally esp. by a person of years of discretion and of sound mind b : ruin of one's own interests <political ~> 2 : one that commits or attempts suicide |
| self-slaughter |