attempt suicide

idiom

: to try to kill oneself

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The law set the bar for involuntary treatment so high that Reynolds would basically have to attempt suicide or nearly kill someone to meet it. Brandon Del Pozo, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024 But research shows that adoptee trauma is real; a 2013 study found that adoptees were about four times more likely to attempt suicide than non-adoptees. David Oliver, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024 In a world still riddled with stigma against mental illness, those who die by and attempt suicide deserve the dignity of us acknowledging their pain as real. Sophia Laurenzi, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024 For every suicide, many more people attempt suicide. Dominique Fluker, Essence, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for attempt suicide 

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“Attempt suicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attempt%20suicide. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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