Regicide
nOne word substitutionWord familySynonymSSC PYQ × 12रेजिसाइड
Meaning
Murder of the king
The act of killing a king
the killing of a king
हिंदी अर्थ
राजा की हत्या
राजहत्या
Example sentences
The play ends in regicide.
Regicide changed the course of the revolution.
The revolution ended in regicide when the king was executed.
Daily use: Natak regicide pe khatam hota hai.
Word forms
Regicide nRegicidal adj
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Memory trick · Prashant Sir
Regi में regal (राजसी) है, cide = मारना। राजा की हत्या — regicide।
Regi links to regal, meaning royal, and -cide means killing. So regicide is the killing of a king.
Exam note
-cide परिवार साथ रखिए: regicide (राजा), patricide (पिता), matricide (माता), fratricide (भाई), genocide (जाति), suicide (स्वयं)।
Keep the -cide family together: regicide (king), patricide (father), matricide (mother), fratricide (brother), genocide (a race) and suicide (oneself).