Meanings
nounsuicidal ideation (usually uncountable, plural suicidal ideations)
plural suicidal ideations
- uncountableusuallyA feeling, thought or contemplation of, a preoccupation with or a general desire for one's own suicide, or the idea of ceasing to exist.First known use 20th c.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 自殺意念 /自杀意念
- 自殺意念 /自杀意念 (zìshā yìniàn)contemplation of suicide or ceasing to exist
Dutch suïcidale ideatie, zelfmoordgedachten
- suïcidale ideatiecontemplation of suicide or ceasing to exist
- zelfmoordgedachtencontemplation of suicide or ceasing to exist
Finnish itsemurha-ajatus
- itsemurha-ajatuscontemplation of suicide or ceasing to exist
German Selbstmordverherrlichung, Selbstmordgedanke
- Selbstmordverherrlichungcontemplation of suicide or ceasing to exist
- Selbstmordgedankecontemplation of suicide or ceasing to exist
Japanese 希死念慮
- 希死念慮 (kishinenryo)contemplation of suicide or ceasing to exist
Polish myśli samobójcze
- myśli samobójczecontemplation of suicide or ceasing to exist
Russian суицида́льная идеа́ция, суицида́льные мысли
- суицида́льная идеа́ция (suicidálʹnaja ideácija)contemplation of suicide or ceasing to exist
- суицида́льные мысли (suicidálʹnyje mysli)contemplation of suicide or ceasing to exist
Spanish ideación suicida
- ideación suicidacontemplation of suicide or ceasing to exist
Swedish självmordstanke
- självmordstankecontemplation of suicide or ceasing to exist
Vietnamese ý tưởng tự tử, ý nghĩ tự sát
- ý tưởng tự tửcontemplation of suicide or ceasing to exist
- ý nghĩ tự sátcontemplation of suicide or ceasing to exist
Cite this entry
APA
suicidal ideation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suicidal%20ideation
MLA
“suicidal ideation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suicidal%20ideation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suicidal ideation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suicidal%20ideation.
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