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self-destruction vs assisted suicide

assisted suicide vs self-destruction

self-destruction and assisted suicide both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
self-destruction Yes No No No
assisted suicide Yes No No No
As nouns, assisted suicide is a hyponym of self-destruction; that is, assisted suicide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than self-destruction:
  • self-destruction: the act of killing yourself
  • assisted suicide: suicide of a terminally ill person that involves an assistant who serves to make dying as painless and dignified as possible
Other hyponyms of self-destruction include felo-de-se, hara-kiri, harakiri, harikari, seppuku, suttee.
self-destruction (noun) assisted suicide (noun)
the act of killing yourself suicide of a terminally ill person that involves an assistant who serves to make dying as painless and dignified as possible
the act of destroying yourself
Difference between self-destruction and assisted suicide

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