family annihilation

noun

The killing of multiple members of one's own nuclear family in a killing spree, often before committing suicide.

Meanings

nounfamily annihilation (countable and uncountable, plural family annihilations)

plural family annihilations

  1. countableuncountableThe killing of multiple members of one's own nuclear family in a killing spree, often before committing suicide.
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APA

family annihilation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/family%20annihilation

MLA

“family annihilation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/family%20annihilation. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “family annihilation,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/family%20annihilation.

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