suicidal ideation

suicidal ideation

English

Etymology

suicidal +‎ ideation.

Noun

suicidal ideation (usually uncountable, plural suicidal ideations)

1. Feelings, thoughts, contemplation of, a preoccupation with or a general desire for one's own suicide, or the idea of ceasing to exist.

Usage notes

• The term is sometimes (though not generally) used in the context of a person having an active intent to commit suicide, which is more usually referred to as suicidal intent.

Translations

contemplation of suicide or ceasing to exist

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Danish: please add this translation if you can Dutch: suïcidale ideatie, zelfmoordgedachten (nl) Finnish: itsemurha-ajatus French: please add this translation if you can German: Selbstmordverherrlichung f (glorification of suicide), Selbstmordgedanke m (suicidal thought) Polish: myśli o samobójstwie f pl Russian: суицида́льная идеа́ция (suicidálʹnaja ideácija), суицида́льные мысли pl f (suicidálʹnyje mysli)(suicidal thoughts) Spanish: please add this translation if you can Swedish: please add this translation if you can Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can