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suicidism

Syllables: su·i·cid·ismUK/ˈs(j)uːɪˌsaɪ.dɪ.zəm/US/ˈsuɪˌsaɪ.dɪ.zəm/

suicidism noun: the quality or state of being suicidal.

Noun

suicidism (uncountable)

  1. The quality or state of being suicidal.
  2. (neologism) Discrimination and oppression against suicidal people.

Synonyms of suicidism

Origin of suicidism

From suicide + -ism. Suicidism (sense 2) was coined by Canadian academic Alexandre Baril by queer, trans, disability and critical suicidology scholar Alexandre Baril in 2016, who published the concept and theoretical framework for the first time 2018 in the periodical Criminologie. Suicidism has since been expanded and further developed in later publications such as in the Disability Studies Quarterly (2020) and the book Undoing Suicidism: A Trans, Queer, Crip Approach to Rethinking (Assisted) Suicide (2023).

Questions about suicidism

What does suicidism mean?
Suicidism means the quality or state of being suicidal.
What part of speech is suicidism?
Suicidism is a noun.
How do you pronounce suicidism?
Suicidism is pronounced /ˈs(j)uːɪˌsaɪ.dɪ.zəm/ (UK).

Words near suicidism in the dictionary

  1. suiciders
  2. suicides
  3. suicides by cop
  4. suicidical
  5. suiciding
  6. suicidism
  7. suicidist
  8. suicidists
  9. suicidogenic
  10. suicidological
  11. suicidologist

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