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suicide baiting

suicide baiting noun: malicious encouragement of suicide.

Noun

suicide baiting (uncountable)

  1. Malicious encouragement of suicide.
    • The suicide-baiting described by Mann is a relevant example. In certain circumstances, interacting with a group can lead to more extreme opinions […]1985, Joseph P Forgas, Interpersonal Behaviour
    • At other times the crowd below behaves more outrageously: The bystanders engage in "suicide baiting." They jeer and dare away at the wretch.1994, Dean Keith Simonton, Greatness

Questions about suicide baiting

What does suicide baiting mean?
Suicide baiting means malicious encouragement of suicide.
What part of speech is suicide baiting?
Suicide baiting is a noun.

Words near suicide baiting in the dictionary

  1. suicide attacker
  2. suicide attackers
  3. suicide attacks
  4. suicide bag
  5. suicide bags
  6. suicide baiting
  7. suicide batteries
  8. suicide battery
  9. suicide belt
  10. suicide belts
  11. suicide bomb

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