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murderment

/ˈmɜː(ɹ)də(ɹ)mənt/

murderment noun: murder.

Noun

murderment (countable and uncountable, plural murderments)

  1. (obsolete) murder
    • To her came message of the murderment.1600, [Torquato Tasso], “(please specify |book=1 to 20)”, in Edward Fairefax [i.e., Edward Fairfax], transl., Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Ierusalem. […], London: […] Ar[nold] Hatfield...

Forms of murderment

pluralmurderments

Origin of murderment

From murder + -ment.

Questions about murderment

What does murderment mean?
Murderment means murder.
What part of speech is murderment?
Murderment is a noun.
How do you pronounce murderment?
Murderment is pronounced /ˈmɜː(ɹ)də(ɹ)mənt/.
What is the plural of murderment?
The plural of murderment is murderments.

Words near murderment in the dictionary

  1. murderize
  2. murderized
  3. murderizes
  4. murderizing
  5. murderless
  6. murderment
  7. murderments
  8. murdermonger
  9. murdermongers
  10. murderology
  11. Murderopolis

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