1 [U,C] the act of killing yourself deliberately:
to commit suicide * an attempted suicide (= one in which the person survives) * a suicide letter / note (= written before sb tries to commit suicide) * a suicide bomber (= who expects to die while trying to kill other people with a bomb)
2 [U] a course of action that is likely to ruin your career, position in society, etc:
It would have been political suicide for him to challenge the allegations in court.
3 [C] (formal) a person who commits suicide
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