Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suicide watch

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English

Syllables: sui-cide watch
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A period of monitoring of someone, especially a prisoner deemed likely to commit suicide, to ensure they do not attempt suicide.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"be on suicide watch"
"put someone on suicide watch"
"Previously, Bob had mentioned that they had 14 clients on 'suicide watch' (where volunteers make regular contact with the men involved)."

Usage

Inflected Forms

suicide watches (plural)

Questions

What does suicide watch mean?: A period of monitoring of someone, especially a prisoner deemed likely to commit suicide, to ensure they do not attempt suicide.

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