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How to pronounce matricide in English?

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Type of parricide
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Type of parricide

Examples of matricide

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If ever there was a good reason for matricide, Janis's mother provided that reason.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
He then fled to Athens to evade justice and a matricide, and became insane for a time.
From the en.wikipedia.org
This week's predictable hit, Throw Momma from the Train, is a jolly farce about matricide.
From the time.com
The book went through many versions, the first of which was to be a story of matricide.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Real-life cases of someone murdering their grandfather must be much rarer than patricide or matricide.
From the newscientist.com
Paradoxically, he has no memory of his matricide, and he is blind about other private matters as well.
From the boston.com
Perhaps we are meant to find Peola guilty of matricide.
From the time.com
Orestes is tormented by the Erinyes, or Furies, chthonic deities that avenge patricide and matricide.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Gabrielle Fox is a wheelchair-bound art therapist assigned to work with a teenage matricide in a secure unit near Dover.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • A person who murders their mother
  • The murder of your mother
  • Matricide is the act of killing one's mother. As for any type of killing, motives can vary significantly.