Suicide

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/sˈuːəsaɪd/ · सूइसाइड

Meaning

Killing oneself

The act of killing oneself

हिंदी अर्थ

आत्महत्या

Example sentences

The word suicide comes from Latin roots meaning self and kill.

Suicide is treated as a public health matter in the report.

Daily use: Suicide ka matlab aatmhatya hota hai.

Word forms
Suicide nSuicidal adj
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Sui यानी स्वयं और -cide यानी मारना, वही -cide जो homicide और genocide में है। स्वयं को मारना = suicide।

Sui means self and -cide means killing, the same -cide as in homicide and genocide. So killing oneself is suicide.

Exam note

-cide family साथ याद रखिए: suicide = स्वयं, homicide = मनुष्य, patricide = पिता, matricide = माता, fratricide = भाई, regicide = राजा, genocide = जाति/समुदाय।

Learn the -cide family together: suicide (self), homicide (a human), patricide (father), matricide (mother), fratricide (brother), regicide (king), genocide (a race).

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