femicide

noun

fem·​i·​cide ˈfe-mə-ˌsīd 

plural femicides

: the gender-based murder of a woman or girl by a man

There have been calls for a "national shutdown" to protest femicide in South Africa.

—Africa Check

… speaks to a generation of young people fed up with femicides, sexual assault, and the ever more pervasive violence in Mexico.

—Cody Copeland

Examples of femicide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Over the past year, Giulia’s death has sparked heated debates on the topic of femicide and violence against women across Italy. —Escher Walcott, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024

Despite the ever-growing awareness of the issue, femicide continues to be omnipresent. —Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024

One of the report's key takeaways is that femicide is happening at a high rate, with the highest numbers coming from Africa and Asia, NPR's Fatma Tanis says. —Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 Nov. 2024

Patriarchy tolerates—even, it could be argued, is based on—femicide, the zero-sum result of misogyny, but domestic violence is also at the root of many gun massacres. —Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 6 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

femi- (in Latin fēmina "woman") + -cide (after homicide) — more at feminine entry 1

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above