🇬🇧 Suicide meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

“Suicide” is a very serious word. It means when a person feels so sad or hopeless that they decide to end their own life on purpose. It is never the right answer, and it is not something to joke about in real life. When someone feels this way, it is very important that they talk to a trusted adult, like a parent, teacher, counselor, or another grown‑up who can help. There are always people who care, and there are helpers whose job is to listen and keep people safe.

In the comic strip, a wizard tried to zap away a friend’s talk of suicide but his spell book just said, “Tell a counselor, not a cauldron.”

In the safety skit, even the classroom skeleton rattled and shouted, “Suicide is serious—go get a grown‑up!”

In the story, a dragon heard a knight talk about suicide and dropped his sword so he could pick up a phone and call the knight’s parents instead.

The school counselor explained that suicide is a serious emergency, not a silly dare or a game.

The cartoon brain on the poster said, “When you hear someone talk about suicide, your number one homework is to tell a trusted adult.”

On a cold bridge a man held a note about suicide. The note said "I choose suicide." A woman ran, read the note, and shouted, "No suicide!" She grabbed his arm. He turned and found his words for suicide lost in her eyes. They sat, and she waited while an ambulance came, stopping his suicide plan.

This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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