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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Annihilation by one's own act. uncountable

   "Near-synonyms: self-destruction, suicide; self-murder"

2. 2
   the act of killing yourself wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

self-destructionsuicide;self-murder

Example

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"Near-synonyms: self-destruction, suicide; self-murder"

Etymology

From self- + annihilation.

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