mass suicide

noun

The simultaneous suicide of a large group or social aggregate of individuals, typically sharing a common identity or belonging.

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Meanings

nounmass suicide (countable and uncountable, plural mass suicides)

plural mass suicides

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe simultaneous suicide of a large group or social aggregate of individuals, typically sharing a common identity or belonging.
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