bullycide

noun
/ˈbʊ.li.saɪd/UK

Etymology

Blend of bully + suicide.

Definitions

  1. A suicide resulting from depression caused by bullying, especially among children.

    • Our research reveals that each year in the UK at least sixteen children commit bullycide...
    • Jared's loss by bullycide on September 29, 1998, filled our lives with grief...

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