Amicicide

/əˈmɪsɪsaɪd/ noun

Definition

The act of killing a friend; murder or killing of someone you're friendly with.

Etymology

From Latin 'amicus' (friend) plus '-cide' (killing), constructed similarly to 'suicide' or 'homicide' to describe the specific type of killing.

Kelly Says

Amicicide is a brutal word that barely exists in English because we usually just say 'killing a friend'—but it technically exists, making it one of those words that's grammatically correct but too dark to use in regular conversation.

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