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mercy killing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
mer-cy killing
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Active euthanasia.

noun

In sports, a premature ending of a one-sided game or contest due to a mercy rule.

Inflected Forms

mercy killings (plural) mercy-killing (alternative)

Phrases

mercy killer angel of mercy coup de grâce put someone out of their misery

Frequently Paired Words

mercy killer angel of mercy coup de grâce put someone out of their misery

Synonyms

euthanasia

Questions

What does mercy killing mean?
Active euthanasia.

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