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parasuicides

parasuicides is the plural of parasuicide.

Meaning of parasuicide

Noun

parasuicide (countable and uncountable, plural parasuicides)

  1. A supposed suicide attempt that was not intended to succeed.
    • This phenomenon, known as parasuicide, is at least 10 times more common than suicide; however, the exact prevalence of such acts is unknown.1996, Felice Lieh Mak, Carol C Nadelson, International Review of Psychiatry: Volume 2

Questions about parasuicides

What is parasuicides the plural of?
Parasuicides is the plural of parasuicide.

Words near parasuicides in the dictionary

  1. parasuchids
  2. parasuicidal
  3. parasuicidality
  4. parasuicidals
  5. parasuicide
  6. parasuicides
  7. parasuis
  8. parasurf
  9. parasurfer
  10. parasurfers
  11. parasurfing

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