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FELO-DE-SE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does felo-de-se mean?
• FELO-DE-SE (noun)
The noun FELO-DE-SE has 2 senses:
1. a person who kills himself intentionally
2. an act of deliberate self destruction
Familiarity information: FELO-DE-SE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who kills himself intentionally
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
felo-de-se; suicide
Hypernyms ("felo-de-se" is a kind of...):
killer; slayer (someone who causes the death of a person or animal)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An act of deliberate self destruction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("felo-de-se" is a kind of...):
self-annihilation; self-destruction; suicide (the act of killing yourself)
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