Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

egocide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ego-cide
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

destruction of the ego

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Fortunately, he did not commit suicide, but rather a type of "egocide" in which the false self-dies and the true self is born"

Etymology

From ego + -cide.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ego

Usage

Inflected Forms

egocides (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

egocidal

Questions

What does egocide mean?: destruction of the ego
Where does egocide come from?: From ego + -cide.

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