parasuicidaladj.
/ˌparəs(j)uːᵻˈsʌɪdl/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛrəˌsuəˈsaɪd(ə)l/ Psychiatry (chiefly British).
Of or relating to parasuicide; having a tendency towards parasuicide.
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1971 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 119 285/2 The risk-taking quality of their parasuicidal acts is not denied, only that this does not appear to have more general implications for their behaviour or life style.
1977 N. Kreitman Parasuicide v. 89 Emotional upset is the outstanding characteristic of parasuicidal patients, tending to dwarf other features of their personalities.
1990 Statistician 39 368 Frequency distribution of parasuicidal episodes in 1980.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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