gynocide

English

Etymology

From gyno- +‎ -cide, after genocide. Compare gynecide and gynecocide.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʌɪnəsʌɪd/

Noun

gynocide (plural gynocides)

1. The killing of women and girls, especially considered as a social phenomenon.
   • 1976, Andrea Dworkin, Our Blood:

     We find that millions upon millions of women have died as the victims of organized gynocide.

   • 1987, Jane Caputi, The Age of Sex Crime, page 95:

     In the contemporary Age of Sex Crime, it is another traditional female scapegoat, the prostitute, who is the paradigmatic target of gynocide.

See also

• femicide

Anagrams

• decoying, gynecoid

Dutch

Noun

gynocide f (plural gynocides, diminutive gynocidetje n)

1. femicide

   Synonyms: vrouwenmoord, femicide, feminicide

French

Etymology

From gyno- +‎ -cide.

Noun

gynocide f (plural gynocides)

1. mass femicide

   Synonym: féminicide