feminicide

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A form of femicide — 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.

First used 1831Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounfeminicide (countable and uncountable, plural feminicides)

plural feminicides

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of femicide, the actual killing of a woman or girl.First known use 1831

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gynocide

Origin

From Latin fēmina (“woman”) + -icide, correcting the grammaticality of earlier femicide.

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APA

feminicide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feminicide

MLA

“feminicide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feminicide. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feminicide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feminicide.

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