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mercy killing

mer·cy kill·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mur-see kil-ing]
    • /ˈmɜr si ˈkɪl ɪŋ/
    • /ˈmɜː.si ˈkɪlɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mur-see kil-ing]
    • /ˈmɜr si ˈkɪl ɪŋ/

Definitions of mercy killing words

  • noun mercy killing euthanasia (def 1). 1
  • variable noun mercy killing A mercy killing is an act of killing someone who is very ill, in order to stop them suffering any more pain. 0
  • noun mercy killing euthanasia 0
See all 3 definitions of mercy killing

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Origin of mercy killing

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Mercy killing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Mercy killing

mercy killing popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

mercy killing usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for mercy killing

noun mercy killing

  • assisted suicide — suicide committed with the assistance of a physician by a person terminally ill or in unmanageable pain
  • passive euthanasia — a form of euthanasia in which medical treatment that will keep a dying patient alive for a time is withdrawn
All 2 Synonyms of mercy killing

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