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单词 patricidal
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patricidaladj.

Brit. /ˌpatrᵻˈsʌɪdl/, U.S. /ˌpætrəˈsaɪd(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: patricide n.1, -al suffix1.
Etymology: < patricide n.1 + -al suffix1. Compare earlier parricidal adj.
Involving or relating to betrayal of one's country. Later also: that kills his or her father; involving or of the nature of patricide.
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the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > treachery or treason > [adjective] > to fatherland
patricidal1804
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > treachery > [adjective] > treasonable
unkindc1300
treasonfula1400
treasonable1487
treasonous1593
patricidal1804
1804 D. Humphreys Misc. Wks. 171 Ingrates! to play a patricidal part, And strive to stab their country to the heart!
1821 T. Jefferson Autobiogr. in Writings (1984) 66 The States General indignant at this patricidal conduct applied to France for aid.
1827 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 22 613 They acted in the most wild, unconstitutional, and patricidal manner.
1887 A. C. Swinburne Locrine V. i. 121 With my son I plead not, seeing..his deeds of truth undone By patricidal treason.
1944 College Eng. 6 83/2 Human society re-enacts the patricidal tragedy of Oedipus and Laius.
1992 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 12 July 10/2 He wants..to protect his father from..his own patricidal impulses, nearly equal to his love.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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