presuicide en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English suicide English presuicide From pre- + suicide.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Occurring before suicide.
...many years would have to elapse before a sufficient number of cases with presuicide data could be collected.
1954, American Psychological Association, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology:A horrifying recollection is the woman with breast cancer who conducted a public presuicide party on a recent public television program...
1995, Richard G Druss, The Psychology of Illness: