Fratricide

Pronunciation: /ˈfrætrəˌsaɪd/

Fratricide (noun)

  1. The act of killing one's own brother or sister.
  2. A situation where members of the same group harm each other.

Examples

  • Fratricide can lead to deep family divisions.
  • Fratricide often arises from power struggles.

Common collocations: commit fratricide, fratricide incident, internal fratricide, fratricide conflict

Synonyms of Fratricide

Formal