suicide baiting

noun

Malicious encouragement of suicide.

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Meanings

nounsuicide baiting (uncountable)
  1. uncountableMalicious encouragement of suicide.

    At other times the crowd below behaves more outrageously: The bystanders engage in "suicide baiting." They jeer and dare away at the wretch.

    1994, Dean Keith Simonton, Greatness
    2 more examples

    The suicide-baiting described by Mann is a relevant example. In certain circumstances, interacting with a group can lead to more extreme opinions […]

    1985, Joseph P Forgas, Interpersonal Behaviour

    Another extreme example of diffusion of responsibility is suicide-baiting, when an individual in a group yells "jump" while observing a person on the ledge […]

    2006, Micki Krause, Harold F Tipton, Information Security Management Handbook
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