gynocide

English

Etymology

From gyno- + -cide, after genocide. Compare gynecide and gynecocide.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡʌɪnəsʌɪd/

Noun

gynocide (plural gynocides)

  1. The killing of women and girls, especially considered as a social phenomenon.
    • 1976, Andrea Dworkin, Our Blood:
      We find that millions upon millions of women have died as the victims of organized gynocide.
    • 1987, Jane Caputi, The Age of Sex Crime, page 95:
      In the contemporary Age of Sex Crime, it is another traditional female scapegoat, the prostitute, who is the paradigmatic target of gynocide.

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Dutch

Noun

gynocide f (plural gynocides, diminutive gynocidetje n)

  1. femicide
    Synonyms: vrouwenmoord, femicide, feminicide

French

Etymology

From gyno- + -cide.

Noun

gynocide f (plural gynocides)

  1. mass femicide
    Synonym: féminicide
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