femicide
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- noun
- /ˈfɛmɪˌsaɪd/
- NSFW
- Many Western feminists and advocates for victims of domestic violence have confused Western domestic violence or domestic femicide (the two are different) with the honor killings of older-age victims.
- domestic femicide
- Western femicide
- violence and femicide
Examples
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This is extremely rare in a Western domestic femicide; the husband who kills his wife in the West is rarely assisted by members of his family of origin or by his in-laws.
Academic text (2010) -
They should be the subject of a future study and offered compassionate assistance in escaping this scourge of femicide.
Academic text (2015) -
However, Western domestic femicide differs significantly from honor killing.
Academic text (2010) -
The femicides issue is too complex to discuss at length here.
Academic text (2008) -
The rise in femicide is a grave issue that highlights the dangers women face simply because of their gender.
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Many activists are working tirelessly to raise awareness about femicide and its impact on society.
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Reports indicate that femicide rates have escalated dramatically, prompting calls for stronger legal protections for women.
Surface Forms
Morphology
femicide = femi + cide
The meaning is fairly clear from the combining form femi- 'woman/female' and the suffix -cide 'killing', but the first element is not a standalone everyday English word.
Etymology
Femicide comes from two Latin parts: femina meaning 'woman' and -cide meaning 'to kill'. Think of it like homicide or suicide, but for the killing of women, which is why it means the killing of a woman because of her gender.