gendercide

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noun

The killing of humans or other organisms because of their gender.

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Meanings

noungendercide (usually uncountable, plural gendercides)

plural gendercides

  1. uncountableusuallyThe killing of humans or other organisms because of their gender.

Origin

From gender + -cide, by analogy with femicide, homicide, etc. Piecewise doublet of genocide.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 性別滅絕 /性别灭绝
  • 性別滅絕 /性别灭绝 (xìngbié mièjué)killing of people because of their gender
French gendercide
  • gendercidekilling of people because of their gender
German Genderzid
  • Genderzidkilling of people because of their gender
Russian гендерци́д
  • гендерци́д (gendɛrcíd)killing of people because of their gender
Cite this entry
APA

gendercide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gendercide

MLA

“gendercide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gendercide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gendercide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gendercide.

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