suicidal ideation

English

Noun

suicidal ideation (usually uncountable, plural suicidal ideations)

1. Feelings, thoughts, contemplation of, a preoccupation with or a general desire for one's own suicide, or the idea of ceasing to exist. [20th c.]

Usage notes

• The term is sometimes (though not generally) used in the context of a person having an active intent to commit suicide, which is more usually referred to as suicidal intent.

Translations

contemplation of suicide or ceasing to exist

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• Dutch: suïcidale ideatie, zelfmoordgedachten (nl)
• Finnish: itsemurha-ajatus
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• German: Selbstmordverherrlichung f (glorification of suicide), Selbstmordgedanke m (suicidal thought)
• Polish: myśli o samobójstwie f pl
• Russian: суицида́льная идеа́ция (suicidálʹnaja ideácija), суицида́льные мысли pl f (suicidálʹnyje mysli)(suicidal thoughts)
• Spanish: ideación suicida f
• Swedish: självmordstanke (sv) c
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