Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ethnosuicide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eth-no-sui-cide
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The destruction of an ethnic identity by members of that ethnicity.

Example Sentences

"R. M. Boyer has postulated that a societal safeguard against ethnosuicide is to be found in the widespread dependent tendencies combined with retention of individual rights of decision-making."
"According to anthropology professor Peter Rigby, the Maasai's resistance to Westernization and their reluctance to enter the market system is ethnosuicide."
"The call to commit ethnosuicide is perplexing, for it led the Nahuas to wonder why they were asked to destroy their culture and selves [...]"

Etymology

From ethno- + suicide.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ethno

Inflected Forms

ethnosuicides (plural)

Synonyms

race suicide

Questions

What does ethnosuicide mean?: The destruction of an ethnic identity by members of that ethnicity.
Where does ethnosuicide come from?: From ethno- + suicide.

How to pronounce ethnosuicide

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “ethnosuicide”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “ethnosuicide”.
Repeat and practice — Say “ethnosuicide” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.