self-slaughter

noun

ˌself-ˈslȯ-tər How to pronounce self-slaughter (audio)
Definition of self-slaughternext
as in suicide
the act of deliberately killing oneself members of the cult decided to hasten the end of their time in this world—and the start of their life in the next—with an orgy of self-slaughter

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“Self-slaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-slaughter. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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