Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

altruistic filicide

/ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk ˈfɪ.lɪ.sʌɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: al-tru-is-tic -fil-i-cide
IPA: /ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk ˈfɪ.lɪ.sʌɪd/

26

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

7

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A homicide performed "out of love" to assuage the authentic or imagined suffering of the child.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Coined by Phillip Resnick, who published research on filicide in 1969. He stated that there were five main motives for filicide, including "altruistic," "fatal maltreatment," "unwanted child," and "spousal revenge."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk ˈfɪ.lɪ.sʌɪd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

altruistic filicides (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

filicide familicide fratricide homicide parricide sororicide suicide uxoricide

Questions

How do you pronounce altruistic filicide?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk ˈfɪ.lɪ.sʌɪd/.
What does altruistic filicide mean?: A homicide performed "out of love" to assuage the authentic or imagined suffering of the child.
Where does altruistic filicide come from?: Coined by Phillip Resnick, who published research on filicide in 1969. He stated that there were five main motives for filicide, including "altruistic," "fatal maltreatment," "unwanted child," and "spousal revenge."

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