English Explanatory Dictionary

parasuicide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A supposed suicide attempt that was not intended to succeed.

Word forms

parasuicide parasuicides

Etymology

From para- (“resembling”) + suicide. Coined by American author Norman Krietman in 1977.

Derived words

parasuicidal
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