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EUTHANASIA

Pronunciation (US):

• EUTHANASIA (noun)
The noun EUTHANASIA has 1 sense:

1. the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)

Familiarity information: EUTHANASIA used as a noun is very rare.

• EUTHANASIA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

euthanasia; mercy killing

Hypernyms ("euthanasia" is a kind of...):

kill; killing; putting to death (the act of terminating a life)

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