gynocide
Syllables: gy·no·cideUK/ˈɡʌɪnəsʌɪd/
gynocide noun: the killing of women and girls, especially considered as a social phenomenon.
Noun
gynocide (countable and uncountable, plural gynocides)
- The killing of women and girls, especially considered as a social phenomenon.
- We find that millions upon millions of women have died as the victims of organized gynocide.1976, Andrea Dworkin, Our Blood
- In the contemporary Age of Sex Crime, it is another traditional female scapegoat, the prostitute, who is the paradigmatic target of gynocide.1987, Jane Caputi, The Age of Sex Crime, page 95
- Synonyms:
- femicide, feminicide
gynocide meaning in Bengali
gynocide in Bengali
- নারী ও মেয়েদের হত্যা
Synonyms of gynocide
Forms of gynocide
| plural | gynocides |
|---|---|
| alternative form | gynecide |
| alternative form | gynecocide |
Origin of gynocide
From gyno- + -cide, after genocide.
Words formed from gynocide
Questions about gynocide
- What does gynocide mean?
- Gynocide means the killing of women and girls, especially considered as a social phenomenon.
- What is gynocide in Bengali?
- Gynocide in Bengali is নারী ও মেয়েদের হত্যা. See Gynocide meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is gynocide?
- Gynocide is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gynocide?
- Gynocide is pronounced /ˈɡʌɪnəsʌɪd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of gynocide?
- The plural of gynocide is gynocides.
Words near gynocide in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gynocide (page history and authors); gynocide (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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