Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The act of faking one's suicide or death.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A faked or pretend death.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[pseudo– + (sui)cide.]

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

pseudo- + -cide

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word pseudocide.

Examples

  • Among the things I didn't know was that faking your own death is known as pseudocide.

    January 1st, 2009 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

  • a. A pretended attempt at suicide, undertaken with the intention of failure. b. One who makes such an attempt.

    Not sure how often this actually happens. Attempted suicide is no joke.

    February 2, 2007

  • Also the faking of one's death.

    June 26, 2009