jdn. in den Selbstmord treiben

to drive someone to suicide

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Noun

Selbstmord m.

Verb

treiben

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Der Mobbing-Boss trieb seinen jungen Angestellten in den Selbstmord.

How it is used

Means 'to drive someone to suicide' through extreme pressure. Formal register. Use in a legal or psychological context about workplace bullying. Nuance: implies causation, not just influence.

Other verbs that go with Selbstmord

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Selbstmord begehen / verübento commit suicide

All collocations with Selbstmord

Other collocations built on treiben

• in die Ecke treibento force someone into a difficult situation with no escape
• Handel treiben mit+Dat.to trade with
• jdn. zur Raserei treibento drive someone into a rage
• jdn. in den Ruin treibento drive someone to ruin
• Sport machen / treibento do sports
• jdn. zur Verzweiflung treibento drive someone to despair