suicidalsu‧i‧cid‧al /ˌsuːəˈsaɪdl◂, ˌsjuː- $ ˌsuː-/ adjective 
She was depressed and almost suicidal. For many years before treatment, Clare had suicidal tendencies (=behaviour that showed she wanted to kill herself).2likely to lead to death: It was suicidal trying to put out that fire.3likely to lead to a lot of damage or trouble: Her economic policies would prove suicidal for our economy.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Had the prisoner previously displayed suicidal tendencies?
- He felt depressed and suicidal.
- It would be suicidal for the senator to oppose this policy.
- Mike often went on suicidal bike rides down Main Street.
- The thought of having to stay in the house all day made me feel almost suicidal.
- A suicidal gesture is another, often unconsciously made when help is likely to be at hand.
- But they had troublesome side effects, and overdose could be fatal, a critical problem in suicidal patients.
- Depressive illness can result in suicidal thoughts and there may or may not be expression of intent.
- Feeling mildly suicidal, I crossed McAllister to Fulton, which was bold for any kid north of the park.
- On stage, Gayle Wilson stayed strictly in character as the brooding, suicidal Melissa Gardner.
- There was something suicidal about the whole pretentious enterprise, which Dustin should have been talked down from before he leaped.
- They are being kept in cells under close observation because of fears that they may become suicidal or stage a protest.
- Upstairs, feeling utterly suicidal, Perdita looked round her tiny bare room.
Longman Language Activatorto kill yourself
· He killed himself by jumping under a train.· She tried to kill herself when news of the scandal leaked out.· You'll kill yourself if you go on drinking like that.
when someone deliberately kills himself or herself: · Police are treating the man's death as suicide.· There is grave concern about the number of teenage suicides recorded last year.commit suicide: · Barry threatened to commit suicide if she refused to marry him.suicide attempt: · Stephen required hospital treatment after his suicide attempt.
formal to kill yourself: · Many religions consider that it is a sin to take your own life.· Desperately frustrated and alone, she could see no way out except to take her own life.
someone who is suicidal is likely to kill themselves because they are extremely unhappy: · The thought of having to stay in the house all day made me feel almost suicidal.suicidal tendencies (=behaviour that shows you may try to kill yourself): · Had the prisoner previously displayed suicidal tendencies?
informal if you want to end it all , you want to kill yourself because you are extremely unhappy, lonely etc - used especially in stories: · Sometimes I feel so low I just feel like ending it all.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY For many years before treatment, Clare had suicidal tendencies (=behaviour that showed she wanted to kill herself).COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
For many years before treatment, Clare had suicidal tendencies (=behaviour that showed she wanted to kill herself).· They failed to inform the prison authorities of the man's suicidal tendencies.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· I was desperately unhappy, almost suicidal.· My daughter, now eleven, is reduced to the almost suicidal state I was in.· It was an almost suicidal occupation.· Yet the thought of being cooped up indoors for another few hours made her feel almost suicidal.
NOUN· The second group comprises patients who inflict serious injuries on themselves with considerable suicidal intent.· The overdose did not appear to have involved serious suicidal intent.· Janet, a 14-year-old schoolgirl, had taken an overdose of paracetamol in circumstances which suggested low suicidal intent.· Only very rarely has the patient carried out the act with suicidal intent in mind.
· Its sedative effects were valued, but sometimes progressed to pathological depression with suicidal tendencies, so its use was limited.· The rumbling row with the unions over ending the block vote is a classic example of its suicidal tendencies.· There's a strong suicidal tendency.· But what about the apparently bizarre link with an increased suicidal tendency?· Through a series of flashbacks, Judith's past is gradually explored, and you begin to take her suicidal tendencies seriously.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1wanting to kill yourself: - In Phoenix any aggressive tendencies were dampened by the location of these agencies within a government structure that frowned on federal aid.
- Its sedative effects were valued, but sometimes progressed to pathological depression with suicidal tendencies, so its use was limited.
- Learning theories have been much more important in positivist theorising about the acquisition of criminal tendencies.
- Most probably, if had not been articulated in times of war these artistic tendencies would have simply been considered marginal.
- The Asiaticus does not appear to have any aggressive tendencies and appears to be equally active during the day and night.
- The rumbling row with the unions over ending the block vote is a classic example of its suicidal tendencies.
- Through a series of flashbacks, Judith's past is gradually explored, and you begin to take her suicidal tendencies seriously.
She was depressed and almost suicidal. For many years before treatment, Clare had suicidal tendencies (=behaviour that showed she wanted to kill herself).2likely to lead to death: It was suicidal trying to put out that fire.3likely to lead to a lot of damage or trouble: Her economic policies would prove suicidal for our economy.