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presuicide

presuicide adjective: occurring before suicide.

Adjective

presuicide (not comparable)

  1. Occurring before suicide.
    • ...many years would have to elapse before a sufficient number of cases with presuicide data could be collected.1954, American Psychological Association, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
    • A horrifying recollection is the woman with breast cancer who conducted a public presuicide party on a recent public television program...1995, Richard G Druss, The Psychology of Illness

Origin of presuicide

From pre- + suicide.

Questions about presuicide

What does presuicide mean?
Presuicide means occurring before suicide.
What part of speech is presuicide?
Presuicide is an adjective.

Words near presuicide in the dictionary

  1. presubocular
  2. presubstantial
  3. presuburban
  4. presuffrage
  5. presuicidal
  6. presuicide
  7. presuit
  8. presulfided
  9. presulfiding
  10. presulfidings
  11. presum'd

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