autokabalesis

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English

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Etymology

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Intentionally truncated form of *autokataballesis from auto- +‎ Ancient Greek καταβάλλω (katabállō) +‎ -esis, in the sense of "act of throwing oneself down".[1]

Noun

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autokabalesis (uncountable)

  1. (psychiatry) Jumping from a significant height to the ground as an act of suicide or due to psychiatric disorder.

References

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    1979, Andrew Sims and Kenneth O'Brien, “Autokabalesis: An Account of Mentally Ill People Who Jump from Buildings”, in Medicine, Science and the Law, volume 19, number 3, page 1:
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