suizidal
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Suizid + -al. Possibly calqued on, but certainly reinforced by English suicidal.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]suizidal (strong nominative masculine singular suizidaler, comparative suizidaler, superlative am suizidalsten)
- suicidal (pertaining or referring to suicide)
- Synonyms: selbstmordbezogen, (in compounds) Selbstmord-, Suizid-
- Er hat suizidale Gedanken. ― He has suicidal thoughts.
- Sie hatte eine suizidale Krise. ― She had a suicidal crisis.
- suicidal (inclined to suicide)
- Synonyms: selbstmordgefährdet, suizidgefährdet
- Er befand sich schon lange in einer suizidalen Stimmung. ― He had long been in a suicidal disposition.
- Sie ist suizidal. ― She is suicidal.
- suicidal (aimed at suicide, constituting it)
- Synonym: selbstmörderisch (only this word hyperbolically for “reckless”)
- Sein suizidales Verhalten ist höchst beunruhigend. ― His suicidal behaviour is highly alarming.
- Das suizidale Ende ihres Lebens war vorauszusehen. ― Her life’s suicidal end was foreseeable.
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of suizidal
Comparative forms of suizidal
Superlative forms of suizidal
Further reading
[edit]- “suizidal” in Duden online