gynocide
English
Etymology
From gyno- + -cide, after genocide. Compare gynecide and gynecocide.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡʌɪnəsʌɪd/
Noun
gynocide (plural gynocides)
- 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.
See also
Dutch
Noun
gynocide f (plural gynocides, diminutive gynocidetje n)
- femicide
- Synonyms: vrouwenmoord, femicide, feminicide
French
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