liberticide

[ li-bur-tuh-sahyd ]

noun
  1. destruction of liberty.

  2. a person who destroys liberty.

Origin of liberticide

1
First recorded in 1785–95; liberty + -cide

Other words from liberticide

  • li·ber·ti·cid·al, adjective

Words Nearby liberticide

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British Dictionary definitions for liberticide

liberticide

/ (lɪˈbɜːtɪˌsaɪd) /


noun
  1. a destroyer of freedom

  2. the destruction of freedom

Derived forms of liberticide

  • liberticidal, adjective

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