sororicide
Killing one's sister
Sororicide is the killing of one's sister, or a person who kills their sister.
The word parallels fratricide (killing a brother) and other -cide formations for specific victims.
It appears mainly in legal, literary, or true-crime contexts: The novel's plot hinged on an act of sororicide.
Greek queen, husband-slayer
Female sibling
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- envyResentful longing for another's
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
animosity · hatred · vengeance · spite · greed · conflict · feud · estrangement
Murdering one's own child
- familicideSlaying one's family members
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- manslaughterUnlawful killing without forethought
- slayingAct of killing
bloodshed · killer · perpetrator · assassin · violence · fatal · deadly · slaughter
Intense sorrow from loss
- mourningPeriod following loss
- lossBeing without something
- bereavementState following loss
- anguishIntense mental suffering
sorrow · devastation · heartbreak · lamentation · remorse · guilt · trauma · aftermath
Serious criminal offense
- convictionFirmly held belief
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- verdictOfficial court decision
sentence · incarceration · prison · evidence · forensics · investigation · detective · arrest
Odiously, shockingly evil
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
- unthinkableToo terrible to contemplate
- monstrousFrighteningly huge or wicked
- atrociousAppallingly, shockingly wicked
macabre · ghastly · appalling · shocking · chilling · disturbing · abhorrent · unspeakable
Not allowed
infamy · ostracism · condemnation · pariah · unspeakable · unforgivable · abomination · scandal
Clytemnestra
Greek queen, husband-slayer
sister
Female sibling
jealousy
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- envyResentful longing for another's
inheritance · animosity · hatred · vengeance · spite · greed · conflict · feud · estrangement · bitterness
filicide
Murdering one's own child
- familicideSlaying one's family members
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- manslaughterUnlawful killing without forethought
slaying · bloodshed · killer · perpetrator · assassin · violence · fatal · deadly · slaughter
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
- mourningPeriod following loss
- lossBeing without something
- bereavementState following loss
anguish · sorrow · devastation · heartbreak · lamentation · remorse · guilt · trauma · aftermath · survivors
felony
Serious criminal offense
- convictionFirmly held belief
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- trialJudicial examination of claims
verdict · sentence · incarceration · prison · evidence · forensics · investigation · detective · arrest · warrant
heinous
Odiously, shockingly evil
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
- unthinkableToo terrible to contemplate
- monstrousFrighteningly huge or wicked
atrocious · macabre · ghastly · appalling · shocking · chilling · disturbing · abhorrent · unspeakable · horrifying
forbidden
Not allowed
dishonor · infamy · ostracism · condemnation · pariah · unspeakable · unforgivable · abomination · scandal · secret
suicide, pesticide, homicide, genocide, insecticide, regicide, matricide, infanticide, fratricide