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autokabalesis

autokabalesis noun: jumping from a significant height to the ground as an act of suicide or due to psychiatric disorder.

Noun

autokabalesis (uncountable)

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

Origin of autokabalesis

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

Questions about autokabalesis

What does autokabalesis mean?
Autokabalesis means jumping from a significant height to the ground as an act of suicide or due to psychiatric disorder.
What part of speech is autokabalesis?
Autokabalesis is a noun.

Words near autokabalesis in the dictionary

  1. autoists
  2. autojoin
  3. autojoins
  4. autojumble
  5. autojumbles
  6. autokabalesis
  7. autokeratometer
  8. autokeratometers
  9. autokeratometry
  10. autokeratoplasties
  11. autokeratoplasty

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