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soft kill

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English

Syllables
soft- kill
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The neutralization of an incoming munition by avoiding it rather than destroying it.

Uncountable

noun

A murder that does not leave behind any physical evidence, because the perpetrator carried out the crime by using their bare hands, as opposed to a weapon.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

softkill (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

hard kill

Questions

What does soft kill mean?
The neutralization of an incoming munition by avoiding it rather than destroying it.

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