femicide
The killing of a woman or girl, originally with reference to loss of virtue but now…The killing of a woman or girl, originally (figurative) with reference to loss of virtue but now usually (law) specifically because of their sex or gender and especially such a killing by a man motivated by misogyny.
» Despite the new laws, femicides remain an everyday occurrance in many regions.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)The killing of a woman or girl, originally (figurative) with reference to loss of virtue but now usually (law) specifically because of their sex or gender and especially such a killing by a man motivated by misogyny.
Femizid, Frauenmord
фемици́дfemicíd, феминици́дfeminicíd
(countable, rare, uncountable)A person who commits such an act.
Examples
2 sentencesDespite the new laws, femicides remain an everyday occurrance in many regions.
We'll stop the femicides!
Translations
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Origin
From fem- + -icide, ultimately derived from Latin fēmina (“woman”), after the model of homFrom fem- + -icide, ultimately derived from Latin fēmina (“woman”), after the model of homicide, genocide, etc.
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Forms
plural: femicidesSynonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable