hara-kiri [hahr-uh-keer-ee, har-uh-, har-ee-]
Main Entry:
hara-kiri [hahr-uh-keer-ee, har-uh-, har-ee-]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: ritual suicide
Synonyms: belly cutting, ceremonious suicide, disembowelment, self-immolation, seppuku
Notes: hara-kiri is a ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; a kamikaze is a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash
Main Entry: suicide
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: self-murder
Synonyms: felo-de-se, hara-kiri, kamikaze, self-destruction, seppuku, suttee
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