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familicide

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The murder of an entire family by a family member.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Because of the familicide that wiped out his entire family, he will be charged with six counts of murder.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The perpetrator of a familicide.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The popular professional wrestler became the most notorious familicide of 2007.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From family + -cide.