genocide

noun · JEN-uh-side

CEFR C1

the planned killing of a whole national or ethnic group

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Usage

commit genocidean act of genocidea crime of genocide

Examples

The United Nations calls genocide a crime against humanity.

Historians study how the 1994 genocide in Rwanda happened.

Common mistake

The flood was a genocide that killed many people.

The flood was a disaster that killed many people.

Genocide is a planned crime by people, not a natural event.

Remember: Geno (a people) + cide (killing).

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