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killology

killology noun: the study of the psychological and physiological effects of killing and combat on the human psyche.

Noun

killology (uncountable)

  1. The study of the psychological and physiological effects of killing and combat on the human psyche.

Origin of killology

From kill + -ology. Coined by American soldier and author Dave Grossman.

Questions about killology

What does killology mean?
Killology means the study of the psychological and physiological effects of killing and combat on the human psyche.
What part of speech is killology?
Killology is a noun.

Words near killology in the dictionary

  1. killoff
  2. killoffs
  3. killogie
  4. killogies
  5. killographic
  6. killology
  7. Killonan
  8. Killongbutta
  9. Killora
  10. Killoran
  11. Killorans

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