parasuicidal

English

Etymology

From para- (resembling) + suicidal.

Adjective

parasuicidal (comparative more parasuicidal, superlative most parasuicidal)

  1. Inclined towards parasuicide.
    • 1993, Marsha Linehan, Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder, page 15:
      Patterns of behavioral dysregulation, such as substance abuse, sexual promiscuity, and previous parasuicidal acts are frequent []
    • 1994, John M. Oldham, Michelle B. Riba, American Psychiatric Press Review of Psychiatry:
      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 []

Translations

Noun

parasuicidal (plural parasuicidals)

  1. (rare) One who carries out parasuicide.

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