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murder by suicide

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables
mur-der by -sui-cide
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act (such as a suicide bombing) in which a person kills one or more other persons before, or while, killing himself or herself; the act of killing others and oneself in this way.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

murders by suicide (plural)

Phrases

crime of passion mass murder serial killer spree killer suicide attack

Frequently Paired Words

crime of passion genocide massacre mass murder serial killer spree killer suicide attack terrorism

Questions

What does murder by suicide mean?
An act (such as a suicide bombing) in which a person kills one or more other persons before, or while, killing himself or herself; the act of killing others and oneself in this way.

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