English Explanatory Dictionary

autokabalesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

autokabalesis

Etymology

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

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