suicidal
adjective/ˌsuːɪˈsaɪdl/
/ˌsuːɪˈsaɪdl/
- people who are suicidal feel that they want to kill themselves
- On bad days I even felt suicidal.
- suicidal tendencies
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- almost
- nearly
- potentially
- …
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- very dangerous and likely to lead to the person's own death; likely to cause them very serious problems or disaster
- a suicidal leap into the swollen river
- it is suicidal to do something It would be suicidal to risk going out in this weather.
- suicidal for somebody/something The new economic policies could prove suicidal for the party.
Extra Examples- a move which would be politically suicidal
- a seemingly suicidal plan
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- seem
- …
- financially
- politically
- potentially
- …
- for
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