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parasuicidal

adj

Etymology

From para- (“resembling”) + suicidal.

Definitions

  1. Inclined towards parasuicide.

    • Patterns of behavioral dysregulation, such as substance abuse, sexual promiscuity, and previous parasuicidal acts are frequent[…]
    • Studies of impulsivity and self-directed and other-directed aggression in humans include studies of individuals who have attempted suicide and completed suicide and of patients with parasuicidal or self-mutilating behavior[…]

  2. One who carries out parasuicide.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for parasuicidal. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA