matricidal
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- adjective
- /ˌmætrɪˈsaɪdəl/
- NSFW
- The film's plot revolves around a matricidal character who plots to kill her mother out of jealousy.
Examples
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Of course he refused the original, matricidal impulse, just as he had refused to repudiate his father's philosophy of marriage; but the "provisional resignation," the "theoretical patience" that allowed him to accept everything except his own desires and his own failings, divided him too deeply in 1870.
Academic text (1997) -
In the story, the protagonist battles with her matricidal urges after a lifetime of mistreatment from her mother.
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The author explores the theme of matricidal guilt in his novel, highlighting the emotional turmoil faced by such individuals.
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
matricidal = matricide (semi-transparent) = matri + cide + al
The adjective is transparently formed by adding -al to the noun 'matricide', although the noun itself depends on less transparent classical material.
Etymology
Matricidal comes from the Latin mater ('mother') and the part -cide ('killing'), the same -cide you see in suicide and homicide. So a matricidal action or thought is connected to 'killing one's mother'.