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parasuicidal

parasuicidal adjective: inclined towards parasuicide.

Adjective

parasuicidal (comparative more parasuicidal, superlative most parasuicidal)

  1. Inclined towards parasuicide.
    • Patterns of behavioral dysregulation, such as substance abuse, sexual promiscuity, and previous parasuicidal acts are frequent[…]1993, Marsha Linehan, Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder, page 15
    • Studies of impulsivity and self-directed and other-directed aggression in humans include studies of individuals who have attempted suicide and completed suicide and of patients with parasuicidal or self-mutilating behavior[…]1994, John M. Oldham, Michelle B. Riba, American Psychiatric Press Review of Psychiatry

Noun

parasuicidal (plural parasuicidals)

  1. (rare) One who carries out parasuicide.

Forms of parasuicidal

Adjective
comparativemore parasuicidal
superlativemost parasuicidal
Noun
pluralparasuicidals

Origin of parasuicidal

From para- (“resembling”) + suicidal.

Questions about parasuicidal

What does parasuicidal mean?
Parasuicidal means inclined towards parasuicide.
What part of speech is parasuicidal?
Parasuicidal can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near parasuicidal in the dictionary

  1. parasubthalamic
  2. parasuchian
  3. parasuchians
  4. parasuchid
  5. parasuchids
  6. parasuicidal
  7. parasuicidality
  8. parasuicidals
  9. parasuicide
  10. parasuicides
  11. parasuis

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