Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The killing of one's brother (or sister).

    Brudermord, Geschwistermord, Geschwistertötung

    братоуби́йствоbratoubíjstvo

    братовби́вствоbratovbývstvo, братогу́бствоbratohúbstvo

    a person who murders their brother or sister

  2. (broadly, countable, uncountable)The intentional or unintentional killing of a comrade in arms.

  3. (broadly, countable, uncountable)The undesirable situation where the separate missiles from a MIRV interfere with each other as they explode.

  4. A person who commits fratricide.

    Brudermörder, Brudermörderin, Geschwistermörder

    братоуби́йцаbratoubíjca

    братовби́вцяbratovbývcja, братовби́вецьbratovbývecʹ, братогу́бецьbratohúbecʹ

Examples

4 sentences
  1. The war is insane and unforgivable fratricide.

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  2. Fratricide is a fancy word for killing your brother or sister.

    ruФратрицид - это замысловатое слово для убийства своего брата или сестры.

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  3. According to Jewish tradition, the first fratricide was also the first homicide.

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  4. War is barbarity, insane fratricide, absurd and disastrous destruction, senseless and inhumane conflict – a violation of blessed and fortunate peace.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
killing of one's sibling:
person who commits fratricide:
Русский
By meaning 2
killing of one's sibling:
person who commits fratricide:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
killing of one's sibling:
person who commits fratricide:

Origin

From Middle French fratricide or its etymon Latin frātricīdium. From Middle English fratr

From Middle French fratricide or its etymon Latin frātricīdium.

From Middle English fratricide, from Middle French fratricide or its etymon Latin frātricīda.

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Forms

plural: fratricides
Singularfratricide
Pluralfratricides

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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