Synonyms for genocide
ˈdʒɛn əˌsaɪdgeno·cide

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1. genocide, race murder, racial exterminationnoun

   systematic killing of a racial or cultural group

   Synonyms:
   racial extermination, race murder

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1. • Killing

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1. democide

   mass murder by government or by those in power.

   genocide is generally considered one of the worst moral crimes a government (meaning any ruling authority, including that of a guerrilla group, a quasi state, a soviet, a terrorist organization, or an occupation authority) can commit against its citizens or those it controls.

   Submitted by rinat on October 30, 2015  

2. mass extinction

   deliberate killing of a large group of peole, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation

   Submitted by acronimous on April 4, 2017  

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1. List of paraphrases for "genocide":

   genocidal, extermination, annihilation, massacre

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1. Dan Gainor:

   He tries to equate laws like voter ID, that are supported by the majority of every racial group, with genocide. What he is doing is covering for a nation that has a systematic program of beating, torturing, raping and murdering Uyghur Muslims. And he insanely compares that to America, the most free nation on Earth, eSPN, like its corporate owners Disney, has gone out of its way to kowtow to China.

2. Clay Travis:

   If you're a left-winger, which most ESPN employees are, the idea of comparing Chinese genocide to American controversial political issues seems like an equivalent position. It is not, there is no equivalent position in the United States to Chinese government-sponsored genocide. It is insane that anyone could think to make that case.

3. Mike Pompeo:

   I believe this genocide is ongoing, and that we are witnessing the systematic attempt to destroy Uighurs by the Chinese party-state.

4. Antonio Ledezma:

   It is incredible how this regime is starving its own people to death, we have all seen the pictures. We have all seen the videos and the proof of what is happening. Why is the international community not calling this a genocide? Because that is what it is.

5. Penelakut Tribe:

   It is impossible to get over acts of genocide and human rights violations. Healing is an ongoing process, and sometimes it goes well, and sometimes we lose more people because the burden is too great. We are at another point in time where we must face the trauma because of these acts of genocide. Each time we do, it is possible to heal a little more.