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matricide

 

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Noun matricide has 2 senses
  1. matricide - a person who murders their mother
    --1 is a kind of
    parricide
  2. matricide - murder of your mother
    --2 is a kind of
    parricide

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Term: Matricide

Description:

Matricide refers to the act of killing one's own mother. This term is often used to describe one of the most heinous crimes, resulting in the loss of a mother's life at the hands of her child.

Examples:

Noun:

1. The news of the matricide shocked the entire community.

2. The psychologist studied the case of matricide in order to gain insights into the psychology of the perpetrator.


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