parasuicide
parasuicide · parasuicides
A supposed suicide attempt that was not intended to succeedA supposed suicide attempt that was not intended to succeed.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A supposed suicide attempt that was not intended to succeed.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From para- (“resembling”) + suicide. Coined by American author Norman Krietman in 1977.From para- (“resembling”) + suicide. Coined by American author Norman Krietman in 1977.
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Forms
plural: parasuicides| Singular | parasuicide |
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| Plural | parasuicides |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedparasuicidal
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable