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suicide note

suicide note noun: a message, usually a written note, left by someone who later attempts or commits suicide, usually explaining the reason for the suicide.

Noun

suicide note (plural suicide notes)

  1. A message, usually a written note, left by someone who later attempts or commits suicide, usually explaining the reason for the suicide.
    • Park left a suicide note to efface his trail and vanished - to turn up here the next day as Bonnie's grandfather.1938, Ellery Queen, The Four of Hearts
    • Twice I bought barbiturate pills, enough to finish anyone, and once I wrote a suicide note.1950, Elliot Paul, Springtime in Paris, page 285
    Synonyms:
    suicide letter

Synonyms of suicide note

Forms of suicide note

pluralsuicide notes

Questions about suicide note

What does suicide note mean?
Suicide note means a message, usually a written note, left by someone who later attempts or commits suicide, usually explaining the reason for the suicide.
What part of speech is suicide note?
Suicide note is a noun.
What is the plural of suicide note?
The plural of suicide note is suicide notes.

Words near suicide note in the dictionary

  1. suicide letter
  2. suicide mission
  3. suicide missions
  4. suicide net
  5. suicide nets
  6. suicide note
  7. suicide notes
  8. suicide pact
  9. suicide pacts
  10. suicide pass
  11. suicide passes

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