hara-kiri

  1. Noun.  Ceremonial suicide by ripping open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practised in Japan by members of the warrior class when disgraced or sentenced to death.
  2. Noun.  Suicide or any suicidal action.
  3. Noun.  (by extension, figuratively) An act against one's own interests.

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