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Murder
/ˈməːdə/
The act of unlawfully ending someone's life with intent.
Synonyms:
homicide
killing
slaughter
assassination
manslaughter
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
Examples:
I
have murdered my lovely boy!'
W
hat on earth had I to gain by murdering Ackroyd?'
'
The newspapers are full of these murders,' she said.
Etymology:
Derived from Old English
mordor,
akin to Old High German
mord,
and Latin
mors,
meaning death. Closely related to Proto-Germanic
murþrą.
Usage Statistics:
74 mentions per 1 million words
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