Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

family annihilation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: fam-i-ly an-ni-hi-la-tion
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

7

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The killing of multiple members of one's own nuclear family in a killing spree, often before committing suicide.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

family annihilations (plural)

Questions

What does family annihilation mean?: The killing of multiple members of one's own nuclear family in a killing spree, often before committing suicide.

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