Top Six Killing Words

Author: Dose of seltzer

The whole list might come in helpful with creative writers but have picked my favourite six:

1. Human & Family RelationsHomicide: Killing of a human being (general).
Patricide: Killing of one’s father.
Matricide: Killing of one’s mother.
Parricide: Killing of a parent or close relative.
Fratricide: Killing of one’s brother.
FIRST ⭐️Sororicide: Killing of one’s sister.⭐️
Siblicide / Siblingcide: Killing of a sibling.
Filicide: Killing of one’s child (son or daughter).
FORTH ⭐️Infanticide: Killing of an infant.⭐️
Neonaticide: Killing of a newborn within 24 hours of birth.
Uxoricide: Killing of one’s wife.
Mariticide: Killing of one’s husband.
Amicicide: Killing of a friend.
Senicide: Killing of old elderly people.
Suicide: Killing of oneself.

2. Animals & FaunaAvicide: Killing of birds.
Canicide / Caninicide: Killing of dogs.
Felicide / Felinicide: Killing of cats.
Bovicide: Killing of cattle.
Ovicide: Killing of sheep (also used for insect eggs).
Tauricide: Killing of a bull.
Equicide: Killing of horses.
SIXTH ⭐️Lupicide: Killing of a wolf.⭐️
Vulpicide: Killing of a fox.
Ursicide: Killing of a bear.
Ceticide: Killing of whales or cetaceans.
Phocicide: Killing of seals.
Serpenticide / Herpeticide: Killing of snakes or reptiles.
SECOND ⭐️Ranacide: Killing of frogs.⭐️
Rodenticide: Killing of rodents (rats, mice).
Insecticide / Formicide / Vespacide: Killing of insects / ants / wasps.

3. Groups, Status & Abstract Concepts
Regicide: Killing of a monarch or king.
Tyrannicide: Killing of a tyrant.
FIFTH ⭐️Vaticide: Killing of a prophet or seer.⭐️
Deicide: Killing of a god or deity.
Genocide: Extermination of a whole racial, ethnic, or national group.
Ecocide: Destructive destruction of an ecosystem/environment.
Biocide: Destruction of living matter or life generally.
THIRD ⭐️Verbicide: The deliberate destruction or perversion of the meaning of a word.⭐️

I am feeling slightly verbicidal at the moment. Maybe have some with my supper.