matricide

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of killing one's mother.

  - "The matricide confessed to the crime after being caught by the police."
  - "The matricide was a tragic event in the family's history."

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Variants

List of all variants of matricide that leads to same result
matricidal , matricide , matricides

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Etymology

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From the Latin 'matricida,' meaning 'murderer of a mother'.

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Trivia

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1. Matricide is a rare crime, accounting for less than 1% of all murders.

2. In Greek mythology, Clytemnestra committed matricide by killing Agamemnon, her husband and the father of her children.

3. Matricide is a taboo subject in many cultures and is often considered a great sin.

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Related Concepts

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1. Familicide: The act of killing all members of one's family.

2. Matriarch: A woman who holds power in a family or clan.

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Culture

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Matricide is a rare and extreme form of familicide and has been explored in various works of literature and art, such as Sophocles' play 'Electra' and Edgar Allan Poe's short story 'Murders in the Rue Morgue'.

How to Memorize "matricide"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of killing a mother, the emotions and consequences.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with extreme family violence and tragedy.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember 'Mother's Death' or 'Murder of a Matriarch'.

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