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patricide

🇬🇧 UK/'pætrisaid/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2

Definitions

n.

The act of murdering one's own father; a person who commits this act

弑父(罪);弑父者

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
patrifather
+
cidecut, kill, fall
=patricide

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The ancient Greek play depicted the horror of patricide and its divine punishment.

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