| One Word Substitution | Phrase |
| Mariticide | The killing of one's husband |
| Parricide | The killing of parents |
| Genocide | The killing of a whole race |
| Infanticide | The killing of a newborn child |
| Regicide | The killing of a king |
| Homicide | The killing of a human being |
| Suicide | The killing of oneself |
| Patricide | The killing of a father |
| Matricide | The killing of a mother |
| Fratricide | The killing of one's brother |
| Sororicide | The killing of one's sister |
| Uxoricide | The killing of one's wife |
| Dipsomania | Morbid compulsion to keep on consuming alcohol |
| Kleptomania | Morbid compulsion to steal |
| Bibliokleptomania | Morbid compulsion to steal books |
| Pyromania | Morbid compulsion to start a fire |
| Megalomania | Morbid delusion of power, importance or godliness |
| Nymphomania | Morbid, uncontrollable desire on the part of a woman |
| Satyromania | Morbid, uncontrollable desire on the part of a man |
| Monomania | A person with a one-track mind |
| Mythomania | The compulsion to tell lies |
| Mania | Madness with an obsession with something |
One word substitution
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
-
For more update click on subscribe button
-
Mahatma Gandhi Antarashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha, Maharashtra So many vacancies are available including Registrar, Finance Offi... -
Matthew Arnold Matthew Arnold (1822-88) is best-remembered as a poet. Matthew Arnold was born in Surrey, England on ...
No comments:
Post a Comment