Synonyms for genocide
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : jen-uh-sahyd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛn əˌsaɪd |
Définition of genocide
Origin :- 1944, apparently coined by Polish-born U.S. jurist Raphael Lemkin (1900-1959) in his work "Axis Rule in Occupied Europe" [p.19], in reference to Nazi extermination of Jews, literally "killing a tribe," from Greek genos "race, kind" (see genus) + -cide. The proper formation would be *genticide.
- Generally speaking, genocide does not necessarily mean the immediate destruction of a nation, except when accomplished by mass killings of all members of a nation. It is intended rather to signify a coordinated plan of different actions aimed at the destruction of essential foundations of the life of national groups, with the aim of annihilating the groups themselves. [Lemkin]
- Earlier in a similar sense was populicide (1799), from French populicide, by 1792, a word from the Revolution. This was taken into German, e.g. Völkermeuchelnden "genocidal" (Heine), which was Englished 1893 as folk-murdering.
- noun mass extermination
- He didn't want to be accused of genocide, since the Lani were so human in appearance.
- Extract from : « The Lani People » by J. F. Bone
- Genocide is defined as the extermination of a race of sapient beings.
- Extract from : « Little Fuzzy » by Henry Beam Piper
- The mystery of our failure at genocide forced an unpleasant decision on Benson.
- Extract from : « The Test Colony » by Winston Marks
- In a chance encounter with angry Serb mobs in the streets of Pristina he accused the Albanians of genocide.
- Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
- Nuclear nightmares intermingled with Armenian and Jewish flashbacks of genocide.
- Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
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