pseudocide

[ soo-duh-sahyd ]

noun
  1. faked death: The staged evidence for his pseudocide included a message of apologetic hopelessness and an abandoned sailboat adrift at sea.: See also pseuicide.

Origin of pseudocide

1
First recorded in 1955–60; pseudo- + -cide

Words Nearby pseudocide

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