Genocide Terminology

verb to destroy or get rid of completely

• The pest control company was called in to exterminate the infestation of termites.
• I heard they're going to exterminate all the weeds in the garden tomorrow.
• We need to exterminate that annoying fly buzzing around.
• The dictator sought to exterminate any opposition to his rule.

noun the state of being completely destroyed or killed

• The extermination of pests in the agricultural fields was carried out using environmentally friendly methods.
• We hired a company to take care of the extermination of the ants in our kitchen.
• I heard there's a new product on the market for bug extermination that works like a charm.
• The extermination of creativity in the workplace stifled innovation and progress.

noun The Holocaust was a genocide in which six million Jews were systematically killed by the Nazi regime during World War II.

• The Holocaust was a systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime.
• Have you learned about the Holocaust in history class yet?
• That movie was a total Holocaust - it was so bad.
• The devastation caused by the earthquake was like a Holocaust for the small town.

noun the deliberate destruction of the culture of a group or society, typically through suppression or assimilation

• The act of destroying a culture or way of life is known as culturicide.
• They're trying to erase our traditions and history - it's like culturicide.
• The government's actions are basically committing culturicide on our community.
• The introduction of fast food chains is leading to the culturicide of local cuisine.