Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-kill

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.86 in modern English

Syllables: self--kill
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To kill oneself; commit suicide.

Example Sentences

"As his self-killing would not have been murder, his acts done in order to self-kill are not an attempt to murder."
"It might be suggested that if it is possible to think of the acts of people such as John and the young clerk, who kill themselves to wreak revenge on others, as falling short of suicide though they intentionally self kill, […]"

Etymology

From self- + kill. compare Old English selfcwalu (“suicide, self-slaughter”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: self

Inflected Forms

self-kills (present, singular) self-killing (participle, present) self-killed (participle, past) self-killed (past) selfkill (alternative) self kill (alternative)

Phrases

self-killer self-killing

Questions

What does self-kill mean?: To kill oneself; commit suicide.
Where does self-kill come from?: From self- + kill. compare Old English selfcwalu (“suicide, self-slaughter”).

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