parasuicidal

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adjective

Inclined towards parasuicide.

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Meanings

adjectiveparasuicidal (comparative more parasuicidal, superlative most parasuicidal)

comparative more parasuicidal · superlative most parasuicidal

  1. Inclined towards parasuicide.

    Patterns of behavioral dysregulation, such as substance abuse, sexual promiscuity, and previous parasuicidal acts are frequent[…]

    1993, Marsha Linehan, Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder, page 15
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    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[…]

    1994, John M. Oldham, Michelle B. Riba, American Psychiatric Press Review of Psychiatry
nounparasuicidal (plural parasuicidals)

plural parasuicidals

  1. rareOne who carries out parasuicide.

Origin

From para- (“resembling”) + suicidal.

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Translations

Spanish parasuicida, parasuicida
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APA

parasuicidal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parasuicidal

MLA

“parasuicidal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parasuicidal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parasuicidal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parasuicidal.

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