This is the 3272nd most frequent French word.
suicide
The act of intentionally ending one's own life.
The word 'suicide' is used as a noun within a phrase signifying an attempt to end one's own life.
Il a survécu à une tentative de suicide l'année dernière.
He survived a suicide attempt last year.
The word 'suicide' is used metaphorically to describe an action leading to the destruction of one's reputation in a social context.
C'était un acte de suicide social de publier ces commentaires.
It was an act of social suicide to publish those comments.
The word 'suicide' here is used as a noun referring to the act or concept of ending one's own life.