gynocide

noun

gynocide

noun

UK /ˈɡʌɪnəsʌɪd/

Etymology From gyno- + -cide, after genocide.

1

The killing of women and girls, especially considered as a social phenomenon.

  • We find that millions upon millions of women have died as the victims of organized gynocide.1976, Andrea Dworkin, Our Blood:
  • In the contemporary Age of Sex Crime, it is another traditional female scapegoat, the prostitute, who is the paradigmatic target of gynocide.1987, Jane Caputi, The Age of Sex Crime, page 95:
Synonyms
femicide, feminicide
Derived terms
gynocidal

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