Domicide
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The deliberate destruction of a home or homes.
"Currently, no word exists for the action of destroying peoples’ homes and/or expelling them from their homeland. We suggest the neologism “domicide,” the deliberate destruction of home that causes suffering to its inhabitants."
Example
More examples"Currently, no word exists for the action of destroying peoples’ homes and/or expelling them from their homeland. We suggest the neologism “domicide,” the deliberate destruction of home that causes suffering to its inhabitants."
Etymology
Coined by J. Douglas Porteous and Sandra E. Smith, from domestic + -cide or domicile + -cide or -icide.
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