Parricide

Pronunciation: /ˈpærɪsaɪd/

Definitions of parricide

noun the act of killing one's father, mother, or other close relative

Example Sentences

A1 Parricide is the act of killing one's own parent.

A2 The news of the parricide shocked the small town.

B1 The motive behind the parricide is still unknown.

B2 The jury deliberated for hours before reaching a verdict in the parricide case.

C1 The psychological evaluation revealed deep-seated issues that may have led to the parricide.

C2 The defense attorney argued that the defendant's history of abuse played a significant role in the parricide.

Examples of parricide in a Sentence

formal The man was charged with parricide after murdering his own father.

informal I can't believe he committed parricide, that's just messed up.

slang Dude, that guy is a total parricide, he killed his own family member.

figurative Betraying your own principles is a form of intellectual parricide.

Grammatical Forms of parricide

• past tense: parricided
• plural: parricides
• comparative: more parricidal
• superlative: most parricidal
• present tense: parricides
• future tense: will parricide
• perfect tense: has parricided
• continuous tense: is parriciding
• singular: parricide
• positive degree: parricidal
• infinitive: to parricide
• gerund: parriciding
• participle: parricided

Origin and Evolution of parricide

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'parricide' originated from the Latin word 'parricida', which is a combination of 'pater' meaning father and 'caedere' meaning to kill.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to specifically refer to the act of killing one's father, the meaning of 'parricide' has evolved to include the killing of any close relative or a person to whom one owes allegiance.