HyperDic: euthanasia

English > 1 sense of the word euthanasia:
NOUNacteuthanasia, mercy killingthe act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)
euthanasia > pronunciation
Soundsyuw.thahney'zhah; yuw.thahney'zhyah
Rhymesambrosia ... Tunisia: 22 rhymes with zhah...
Abkhazia ... Virginia: 48 rhymes with yah...
English > euthanasia: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningThe act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness).
Synonymmercy killing
Broaderkilling, kill, putting to deathThe act of terminating a life
Spanisheutanasia
Catalaneutanàsia

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