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genocidal

genocidal

17 9.1
Actions that try to kill a whole group of people because of their nationality, race, or religion
  • adjective
  • /ˌdʒɛnəˈsaɪdəl/
  • Offensive
: genocida
  • Similarly, the damage wrought by genocidal perpetrators against Bosnian and Tutsi survivors is equally consequential.
  • genocidal campaign
  • genocidal perpetrators
  • genocidal rape

Of course, the overlap didn't include necessarily the the genocidal destruction of Gaza.

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Examples

  • Maybe I can even find help for the healing of the genocidal wounds inflicted upon Native American peoples.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Many Native North American communities have survived the genocidal assault of the past centuries.

    Academic text (1996)
  • One way of disguising genocidal attacks is to treat them like common crimes.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Centuries of patriotic violence and genocidal war were coming to an end.

    Academic text (1992)
  • In this confrontation, both courts judged genocidal rape to be a crime against humanity.

    Academic text (2006)
  • By 1982, international condemnation over the genocidal activities of the Khmer Rouge had become widespread.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The Genocide Convention requires that accused genocidal perpetrators be prosecuted either before domestic courts or before an international tribunal.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The genocidal policies during the Holocaust aimed to exterminate the Jewish population.

  • International tribunals have prosecuted leaders for their roles in genocidal acts against ethnic minorities.

  • Years after the genocidal warfare, the affected communities are still healing from the atrocities.

Synonyms

exterminatory
vsgenocidal
1 9.1

Intended to destroy things completely

focuses on destroying groups identified by nationality, ethnicity, race, or religion

How Violent

genocidal
  • Offensive
17 9.1
fratricidal
  • NSFW
1 9.3
violent
  • Offensive
∞ 2.5
hostile
238 4.6
to tense
32 4.0
peaceful
324 1.0

Surface Forms

genocidal positive

Morphology

genocidal = genocide (transparent) = genocide + al

Clear suffixal derivation from 'genocide' + -al, with the meaning 'relating to genocide' directly predictable.

Etymology

Genocidal comes from the word genocide, which is made from genos 'group' and the ending -cide 'killing'. So it describes actions meant to destroy a whole people or group.