femicide
[ fem-uh-sahyd ]
/ ˈfɛm əˌsaɪd /
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noun
the act of killing a woman, as by a domestic partner or a member of a criminal enterprise: The rate of femicide where there is drug trafficking is far greater than it is elsewhere.
the deliberate, wanton violation and massacre of women and girls, as in a particular ethnic group by an invading army.Compare genocide.
a person who kills a woman: In certain countries, femicides appear to act with impunity.
Nearby words
- feme,
- feme covert,
- feme sole,
- feme-sole trader,
- femic,
- feminacy,
- femineity,
- feminine,
- feminine caesura,
- feminine ending
Origin of femicide
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for femicide
Cases of “femicide” in Italy have been growing steadily in the last several years.
Italy Struggles With Spate of Domestic-Violence Murders|Barbie Latza Nadeau|March 16, 2012|DAILY BEASTIn almost every femicide case in recent months, the women were trying to leave their relationship.
Italy Struggles With Spate of Domestic-Violence Murders|Barbie Latza Nadeau|March 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST