self-immolation
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.46 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The act of self-immolation The sweeping wave of self-immolation began in 2009 in the aftermath of the 2008 nationwide uprisings against China. Since then, Tibet has witnessed at least 152 self-immolations. Of these self-immolators,¹ 126 were men and 26 women. The burning flame has consumed 130 lives. Nearly a third of the Tibetans who resorted to self-immolation protest were monks and nuns.² The rest were laypeople from different regions and from all walks of life: students, farmers, teachers, young parents, grandparents and mothers of several children."
Etymology
From self- + immolation.