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altruistic filicide

UK/ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk ˈfɪ.lɪ.sʌɪd/

altruistic filicide noun: a homicide performed "out of love" to assuage the authentic or imagined suffering of the child.

Noun

altruistic filicide (countable and uncountable, plural altruistic filicides)

  1. A homicide performed "out of love" to assuage the authentic or imagined suffering of the child.

Forms of altruistic filicide

pluralaltruistic filicides

Origin of altruistic filicide

Coined by Phillip Resnick, who published research on filicide in 1969. He stated that there were five main motives for filicide, including "altruistic," "fatal maltreatment," "unwanted child," and "spousal revenge."

Questions about altruistic filicide

What does altruistic filicide mean?
Altruistic filicide means a homicide performed "out of love" to assuage the authentic or imagined suffering of the child.
What part of speech is altruistic filicide?
Altruistic filicide is a noun.
How do you pronounce altruistic filicide?
Altruistic filicide is pronounced /ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk ˈfɪ.lɪ.sʌɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of altruistic filicide?
The plural of altruistic filicide is altruistic filicides.

Words near altruistic filicide in the dictionary

  1. altroses
  2. altruism
  3. altruisms
  4. altruist
  5. altruistic
  6. altruistic filicide
  7. altruistically
  8. altruists
  9. altruize
  10. altruized
  11. altruizes

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