Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

assisted suicide

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: as-sist-ed -sui-cide
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A suicide with the assistance of another individual; especially the suicide of a terminally ill person with the assistance of a physician.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It was daring of Lena Dunham, the show’s writer and creator, to introduce this particular plot twist. Assisted suicide is one of the subjects that American television shows steadily avoid."

Usage

Inflected Forms

assisted suicides (plural)

Questions

What does assisted suicide mean?: A suicide with the assistance of another individual; especially the suicide of a terminally ill person with the assistance of a physician.

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