attempt suicide

idiom

: to try to kill oneself

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Fearful that the neurotic Florence might attempt suicide, Olive invites her to move in as her roommate. Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 People in the study with a headache diagnosis were twice as likely to attempt suicide compared with those without headaches. Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Feb. 2025 State laws targeting transgender people made trans and nonbinary people aged 13 to 24 more likely to attempt suicide in the past year, according to a recent survey conducted by the Trevor Project, an LGBTQ youth suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025 State laws targeting transgender people made trans and nonbinary young people more likely to attempt suicide in the past year, according to a first-of-its-kind study. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for attempt suicide 

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“Attempt suicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attempt%20suicide. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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