Meanings
nounepistemicide (countable and uncountable, plural epistemicides)
plural epistemicides
- countableuncountableThe destruction of (a targeted people or group's) knowledge.
Origin
- Portugueseepistemicídio
- Englishepistemicide
From Portuguese epistemicídio, coined by Portuguese sociologist Boaventura de Sousa Santos. Equivalent to episteme/epistemic + -(i)cide.
More words from Portuguese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French épistémicide
- épistémicidedestruction of a people's knowledge
Portuguese epistemicídio
- epistemicídiodestruction of a people's knowledge
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epistemicide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epistemicide
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“epistemicide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epistemicide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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