Amicide

/ˈæm.ɪ.saɪd/ · noun

Meaning

The act of killing a friend..

Definitions by Sense

1. The act of killing a friend.
2. The accidental killing of a member of one's own side in warfare.

Example Sentences

Friends looked on the corpse of him they loved, and among the truest mourners was the unintentional amicide.

Hippolito, shattered by his realization that he had almost committed “the most execrable act of amicide,” blames himself for “his blindness in not knowing his dearest friend” (495).

The separated head of Namuci followed Indra, accusing him of amicide and Brahmicide, wherever Indra went.

Perhaps 'amicide' sounds too flippant but for another Director of the CIA, William Colby, and many others, what he called the American-sponsored overthrow of Diem was the worst mistake of the Vietnam War.

It was called amicide. friendly fire, or blue-on-blue.

Fratricide (or amicide) is a terrible consequence of combat operations.

Friendly fire, also called "amicide," "fratricide," or "blue on blue," has been a constant problem in warfare since the beginning of recorded time.

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• ambicide

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