assassinated

Meanings

• Verb

  Killed, especially suddenly and violently.

  - "The president was assassinated in broad daylight."
  - "The notorious gangster was assassinated in a hail of bullets."

• Verb

  To kill (a person), especially by treacherous means.

  - "The king was assassinated by his own bodyguard."
  - "The rival politician was assassinated during a public speech."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with assassinated
massacred , persecuted , excommunicated

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Variants

List of all variants of assassinated that leads to same result
assassinate , assassinated , assassinates , assassinating , assassinator , assassinators

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Etymology

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From Old French desassassier, from des- 'undo' + assasiner 'murder'.

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Trivia

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1. The term assassin originally referred to members of a secret society of Hashshashin, a medieval Islamic sect.

2. The most famous assassination in history is the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC.

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Related Concepts

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1. Murder: Assassination is a type of murder, typically involving the use of a weapon and carrying out the act in a clandestine manner.

2. Assassin: An assassin is an individual who carries out assassinations, often for hire or as part of an organized group.

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Culture

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Assassinated has been used extensively in literature, particularly in thrillers and detective novels. It has also been a common theme in art, with numerous paintings and sculptures depicting the act of assassination. In music, there are several songs with the word assassinated in the title.

How to Memorize "assassinated"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of assassination: a person with a gun or a knife, lurking in the shadows, striking suddenly and violently.

2. associate
   

   - Associate assassinated with words like murder, kill, and violence.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by associating assassinated with the acronym 'A Secret Society' (Assassination = A Secret Society)

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