Synonyms for genocide
ˈdʒɛn əˌsaɪdgeno·cide

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1. genocide, race murder, racial exterminationnoun

   systematic killing of a racial or cultural group

   Synonyms:
   racial extermination, race murder

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1. • Killing

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1. democide

   mass murder by government or by those in power.

   genocide is generally considered one of the worst moral crimes a government (meaning any ruling authority, including that of a guerrilla group, a quasi state, a soviet, a terrorist organization, or an occupation authority) can commit against its citizens or those it controls.

   Submitted by rinat on October 30, 2015  

2. mass extinction

   deliberate killing of a large group of peole, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation

   Submitted by acronimous on April 4, 2017  

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1. List of paraphrases for "genocide":

   genocidal, extermination, annihilation, massacre

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1. Dean Cain:

   I was in Armenia six weeks ago and I was producing a documentary about the Armenian genocide and doing another television show about the current refugees from Syria — the Syrian Armenians, it’s a big part of my recent life. Friends of mine made this film, and I have had a lot of Armenian friends my whole life. We have been discussing the genocide and such, and for me to be here it’s a no brainer... Hopefully a film like this will shine a large enough light that people will be forced to act.

2. Thomas Perriello:

   We've learned way too painfully from the past that you don't want to wait until after a genocide has started to be doing things to prevent it from happening.

3. Matthew Clark:

   The Obama administration did the right thing by recognizing genocide, but by not taking action, The Obama administration deflates The Obama administration and makes The Obama administration so Christians and others are not receiving any help, so The Obama administration’s all words and no actions, The Obama administration’s just lip service on the issue of the genocide.

4. Antonio Ledezma:

   It is incredible how this regime is starving its own people to death, we have all seen the pictures. We have all seen the videos and the proof of what is happening. Why is the international community not calling this a genocide? Because that is what it is.

5. President Pierre Nkurunziza:

   Ceux qui, sournoisement, s'alarment d'un génocide au Burundi le font pour d'autres petits calculs que le souci de vérité & de fraternité