Patricide
nOne word substitutionWord familySSC PYQ × 13पैट्रिसाइड
Meaning
Killing of one's father
The act of killing one's father
हिंदी अर्थ
पिता की हत्या
Example sentences
The tragedy turns on an act of patricide.
Patricide is a recurring theme in Greek drama.
Daily use: Kahani patricide pe based hai.
Word forms
Patricide nPatricidal adj
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Memory trick · Prashant Sir
Patri यानी पिता, जैसे paternal में, और -cide यानी हत्या, जैसे suicide में। पिता + हत्या = patricide।
PATRI means father, as in paternal, and -CIDE means killing, as in suicide. Father + killing = patricide.
Exam note
'-cide' family: patricide (पिता), matricide (माता), fratricide (भाई), sororicide (बहन), infanticide (शिशु), regicide (राजा), genocide (पूरी जाति)।
'-cide' family: patricide (father), matricide (mother), fratricide (brother), sororicide (sister), infanticide (infant), regicide (king), genocide (a whole race).