fratricide
IPA: frˈætrʌsaɪd
noun
- The killing of one's brother (or sister).
- (military, by extension) The intentional or unintentional killing of a comrade in arms.
- (military, by extension) The undesirable situation where the separate missiles from a MIRV interfere with each other as they explode.
- A person who commits fratricide.
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Examples of "fratricide" in Sentences
- The story is the fratricide, not the individual.
- It was just a comment about the fratricide we see here.
- Gille Brigte's fratricide effectively prevented any deal.
- You need to STOP adding Fratricide to the black metal band page.
- Accidentally doing so wouldn't strictly be fratricide in that context.
- The notion of 'fratricide' is probably more appropriate in this regard.
- Information is necessary both to avoid fratricide and target the enemy.
- Already covered by Patricide, Matricide, filicide, fratricide, and sororicide.