anti-suicide

adjective

an·​ti-sui·​cide ˌan-tē-ˈsü-ə-ˌsīd How to pronounce anti-suicide (audio) ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-suicide (audio)
variants or less commonly antisuicide
: serving or intended to prevent or discourage suicide
anti-suicide counseling
anti-suicide medications
an anti-suicide public service announcement

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Nick made a brief appearance in court Wednesday, shackled and wearing a blue anti-suicide smock. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 17 Dec. 2025 Margot’s room is dark and dingy, more like a cell with its anti-suicide windows, and the mattress shows unsavory traces of what looks very much like blood. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 May 2026 Robinson, who was wearing an anti-suicide vest and appeared via videolink, looked emotionless and spoke only when asked to state his name. — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025 Here are the anti-suicide nets at Foxconn’s Chinese sweatshops, the teeny-tiny Apple logos engraved on the smallest iPhone parts to guard against unauthorized repair. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anti-suicide

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anti-suicide was in 1842

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“Anti-suicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-suicide. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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