hara-kiri
- 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.
- Noun. Suicide or any suicidal action.
- Noun. (by extension, figuratively) An act against one's own interests.
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