Definition of matricide in English:

matricide

noun ˈmatrɪsʌɪdˈmeɪtrɪsʌɪd

mass noun

1The killing of one's mother.
杀母（罪）
a man suspected of matricide
有杀母嫌疑的人。
Example sentencesExamples
- Her mother, Clytemnestra, has been driven mad by dreams of her own death at the hands of her son, Orestes, who accomplishes that matricide as revenge for his mother's murder of his father, Agamemnon.
- After a series of twists and turns, Orestes makes himself known to Electra and they avenge their father's murder by committing an act of matricide.
- The Chorus replies that it is their duty to avenge crimes of matricide.
- I can even, to a lesser degree, comprehend stalkers, serial killers, matricide, fratricide, genocide.
- The Chorus of Furies insists that no one can save him from their clutches, because the crime of matricide is an unforgivable sin no matter what, adding that they want to drain away all of his blood and take his life.
- I stayed there for a few minutes and considered if I'd be able to plead temporary insanity when I committed matricide.
- After this act of matricide, James' descent into evil feels almost Shakespearean.
- The second immeasurable crime is matricide, killing one's mother.
- He's set horrific tales of drug overdoses, chainsaw murders and matricide to a jubilant beat.
- ‘Unless there's an increase in patricide and matricide twentysomethings who are on a bender with huge debts could be in for a very rude awakening,’ he joked.
- Although the historical characters that make up the cast are a pretty unsavory crew, all thoughts of murder, mayhem, and matricide were still in the future when Agrippina plotted to make her son, Nero, Rome's emperor.
- In my heart I was already no longer the big angry man, but a stupid and selfish little boy who was on the point of committing matricide.
- He is at pains to point out that, rather than committing the usual matricide / patricide so common in the intellectual sphere, his paper augments my interpretation, superimposing one interpretation over the other.
- I was really clobbered with a sense of the shock of the matricide victim.
Synonyms
murder, taking of life, assassination, homicide, manslaughter, liquidation, elimination, doing to death, putting to death, execution, dispatch, martyrdom
1. 1.1count noun A person who kills their mother.
  杀母者
  Example sentencesExamples
  We get little real sense of the inner torment suffered by the matricide Orestes and his sister-accomplice Electra, who, like Hamlet, have been handed the task of committing murder to avenge their father and restore order.
  The would-be matricide, by the way, will not be charged and social services are dealing with the matter.

Derivatives

matricidal

adjective ˌmatrɪˈsʌɪdlˌmeɪtrɪˈsʌɪdl

But the current younger generation, at least as it is on view here, doesn't have any of the patricidal or matricidal tendencies that young artists used to have.
Example sentencesExamples
- They aren't, however, in a military vein and range in diversity from the carnage caused by a marauding horde of escaped circus animals to a matricidal five-year-old.
- They have cataclysmic visions of what will happen to the world if Orestes escapes punishment, since there will be no justice to this matricidal murderer.
- Nero could not have imagined that Seneca might show up on the outskirts of town arguing that his matricidal past would come back to haunt his new post-fire reconstruction agenda.
- Plus, his matricidal ramblings are beyond the pale even for hip hop; gangsta rappers, like their celluloid counterparts, will consistently take hiatus from issuing colorful death threats to pay homage to dear old mom.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin matricidium, from mater, matr- 'mother' + -cidium (see -cide).

Rhymes

fratricide, patricide

Definition of matricide in US English:

matricide

noun

1The killing of one's mother.
杀母（罪）
a man suspected of matricide
有杀母嫌疑的人。
Example sentencesExamples
- The Chorus of Furies insists that no one can save him from their clutches, because the crime of matricide is an unforgivable sin no matter what, adding that they want to drain away all of his blood and take his life.
- ‘Unless there's an increase in patricide and matricide twentysomethings who are on a bender with huge debts could be in for a very rude awakening,’ he joked.
- The second immeasurable crime is matricide, killing one's mother.
- Her mother, Clytemnestra, has been driven mad by dreams of her own death at the hands of her son, Orestes, who accomplishes that matricide as revenge for his mother's murder of his father, Agamemnon.
- The Chorus replies that it is their duty to avenge crimes of matricide.
- After a series of twists and turns, Orestes makes himself known to Electra and they avenge their father's murder by committing an act of matricide.
- I stayed there for a few minutes and considered if I'd be able to plead temporary insanity when I committed matricide.
- After this act of matricide, James' descent into evil feels almost Shakespearean.
- Although the historical characters that make up the cast are a pretty unsavory crew, all thoughts of murder, mayhem, and matricide were still in the future when Agrippina plotted to make her son, Nero, Rome's emperor.
- I was really clobbered with a sense of the shock of the matricide victim.
- I can even, to a lesser degree, comprehend stalkers, serial killers, matricide, fratricide, genocide.
- In my heart I was already no longer the big angry man, but a stupid and selfish little boy who was on the point of committing matricide.
- He is at pains to point out that, rather than committing the usual matricide / patricide so common in the intellectual sphere, his paper augments my interpretation, superimposing one interpretation over the other.
- He's set horrific tales of drug overdoses, chainsaw murders and matricide to a jubilant beat.
Synonyms
murder, taking of life, assassination, homicide, manslaughter, liquidation, elimination, doing to death, putting to death, execution, dispatch, martyrdom
1. 1.1 A person who kills their mother.
  杀母者
  Example sentencesExamples
  The would-be matricide, by the way, will not be charged and social services are dealing with the matter.
  We get little real sense of the inner torment suffered by the matricide Orestes and his sister-accomplice Electra, who, like Hamlet, have been handed the task of committing murder to avenge their father and restore order.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin matricidium, from mater, matr- ‘mother’ + -cidium (see -cide).

单词	matricide
释义	Definition of matricide in English: matricide noun ˈmatrɪsʌɪdˈmeɪtrɪsʌɪd mass noun 1The killing of one's mother. 杀母（罪） a man suspected of matricide 有杀母嫌疑的人。 Example sentencesExamples Her mother, Clytemnestra, has been driven mad by dreams of her own death at the hands of her son, Orestes, who accomplishes that matricide as revenge for his mother's murder of his father, Agamemnon. After a series of twists and turns, Orestes makes himself known to Electra and they avenge their father's murder by committing an act of matricide. The Chorus replies that it is their duty to avenge crimes of matricide. I can even, to a lesser degree, comprehend stalkers, serial killers, matricide, fratricide, genocide. The Chorus of Furies insists that no one can save him from their clutches, because the crime of matricide is an unforgivable sin no matter what, adding that they want to drain away all of his blood and take his life. I stayed there for a few minutes and considered if I'd be able to plead temporary insanity when I committed matricide. After this act of matricide, James' descent into evil feels almost Shakespearean. The second immeasurable crime is matricide, killing one's mother. He's set horrific tales of drug overdoses, chainsaw murders and matricide to a jubilant beat. ‘Unless there's an increase in patricide and matricide twentysomethings who are on a bender with huge debts could be in for a very rude awakening,’ he joked. Although the historical characters that make up the cast are a pretty unsavory crew, all thoughts of murder, mayhem, and matricide were still in the future when Agrippina plotted to make her son, Nero, Rome's emperor. In my heart I was already no longer the big angry man, but a stupid and selfish little boy who was on the point of committing matricide. He is at pains to point out that, rather than committing the usual matricide / patricide so common in the intellectual sphere, his paper augments my interpretation, superimposing one interpretation over the other. I was really clobbered with a sense of the shock of the matricide victim. Synonyms murder, taking of life, assassination, homicide, manslaughter, liquidation, elimination, doing to death, putting to death, execution, dispatch, martyrdom 1.1count noun A person who kills their mother. 杀母者 Example sentencesExamples We get little real sense of the inner torment suffered by the matricide Orestes and his sister-accomplice Electra, who, like Hamlet, have been handed the task of committing murder to avenge their father and restore order. The would-be matricide, by the way, will not be charged and social services are dealing with the matter. Derivatives matricidal adjective ˌmatrɪˈsʌɪdlˌmeɪtrɪˈsʌɪdl But the current younger generation, at least as it is on view here, doesn't have any of the patricidal or matricidal tendencies that young artists used to have. Example sentencesExamples They aren't, however, in a military vein and range in diversity from the carnage caused by a marauding horde of escaped circus animals to a matricidal five-year-old. They have cataclysmic visions of what will happen to the world if Orestes escapes punishment, since there will be no justice to this matricidal murderer. Nero could not have imagined that Seneca might show up on the outskirts of town arguing that his matricidal past would come back to haunt his new post-fire reconstruction agenda. Plus, his matricidal ramblings are beyond the pale even for hip hop; gangsta rappers, like their celluloid counterparts, will consistently take hiatus from issuing colorful death threats to pay homage to dear old mom. Origin Late 16th century: from Latin matricidium, from mater, matr- 'mother' + -cidium (see -cide). Rhymes fratricide, patricide Definition of matricide in US English: matricide noun 1The killing of one's mother. 杀母（罪） a man suspected of matricide 有杀母嫌疑的人。 Example sentencesExamples The Chorus of Furies insists that no one can save him from their clutches, because the crime of matricide is an unforgivable sin no matter what, adding that they want to drain away all of his blood and take his life. ‘Unless there's an increase in patricide and matricide twentysomethings who are on a bender with huge debts could be in for a very rude awakening,’ he joked. The second immeasurable crime is matricide, killing one's mother. Her mother, Clytemnestra, has been driven mad by dreams of her own death at the hands of her son, Orestes, who accomplishes that matricide as revenge for his mother's murder of his father, Agamemnon. The Chorus replies that it is their duty to avenge crimes of matricide. After a series of twists and turns, Orestes makes himself known to Electra and they avenge their father's murder by committing an act of matricide. I stayed there for a few minutes and considered if I'd be able to plead temporary insanity when I committed matricide. After this act of matricide, James' descent into evil feels almost Shakespearean. Although the historical characters that make up the cast are a pretty unsavory crew, all thoughts of murder, mayhem, and matricide were still in the future when Agrippina plotted to make her son, Nero, Rome's emperor. I was really clobbered with a sense of the shock of the matricide victim. I can even, to a lesser degree, comprehend stalkers, serial killers, matricide, fratricide, genocide. In my heart I was already no longer the big angry man, but a stupid and selfish little boy who was on the point of committing matricide. He is at pains to point out that, rather than committing the usual matricide / patricide so common in the intellectual sphere, his paper augments my interpretation, superimposing one interpretation over the other. He's set horrific tales of drug overdoses, chainsaw murders and matricide to a jubilant beat. Synonyms murder, taking of life, assassination, homicide, manslaughter, liquidation, elimination, doing to death, putting to death, execution, dispatch, martyrdom 1.1 A person who kills their mother. 杀母者 Example sentencesExamples The would-be matricide, by the way, will not be charged and social services are dealing with the matter. We get little real sense of the inner torment suffered by the matricide Orestes and his sister-accomplice Electra, who, like Hamlet, have been handed the task of committing murder to avenge their father and restore order. Origin Late 16th century: from Latin matricidium, from mater, matr- ‘mother’ + -cidium (see -cide).
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