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☠️ Related to genocide 💥 Extremely destructive
genocidal

genocidal

13 9.1
Actions that try to kill a whole group of people because of their nationality, race, or religion
  • adjective
  • /ˌdʒɛnəˈsaɪdəl/
  • Offensive
translation icon : 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
9.1

Intended to destroy things completely

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

How Violent

genocidal
  • Offensive
13 9.1
fratricidal
  • NSFW
1 9.3
violent
  • Offensive
∞ 2.5
hostile
194 4.6
to tense
9 4.0
peaceful
428 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.