English Explanatory Dictionary

apocarteresis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. suicide by starvation

Word forms

apocarteresis apocartereses

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀποκαρτέρησις (apokartérēsis, “suicide by starvation”), from καρτερέω (karteréō, “bear patiently”), ultimately from καρτερός (karterós, “steadfast”).

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