English Explanatory Dictionary

euthanasia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The practice of intentionally killing a human being or animal in a humane way, especially in order to end suffering.
  2. The practice of killing a human being who is considered a liability to society, especially a disabled person.
  3. An easy death, or the means to bring about such a death.

Pronunciation

/juː.θəˈneɪ.zi.ə/ /juːθəˈneɪʒə/ yo͞o"thənā'zhə /ˌjuθəˈneɪʒə/ en-us-euthanasia.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-euthanasia.wav /ˌjʉːθəˈnæɪʒə/

Word forms

euthanasia euthanasias euthanasy

Etymology

First attested in 1606, from Ancient Greek εὐθανασία (euthanasía), from εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + θάνατος (thánatos, “death”)

Synonyms

mercy killing

Related words

thanato- electrothanasia

Derived words

active euthanasia duo euthanasia euth euthanase euthanasee euthanasiac euthanasian euthanasic euthanasist euthanatise euthanatize euthanise euthaniser euthanize Ruthanasia zoothanasia

Translations

Albanian: vdekje e lehtë Arabic: قَتْلٌ رَحِيم Armenian: էվթանազիա Azerbaijani: evtanaziya Bashkir: эвтаназия Belarusian: эўтана́зія Bulgarian: евтана́зия Catalan: eutanàsia Chinese Mandarin: 安樂死 /安乐死 Chinese Mandarin: 人道毀滅 /人道毁灭 Czech: eutanazie Danish: eutanasi Dutch: euthanasie Esperanto: eŭtanazio Estonian: eutanaasia Finnish: eutanasia Finnish: armomurha Finnish: lopettaminen French: euthanasie Galician: eutanasia Georgian: ევთანაზია German: Euthanasie Greek: ευθανασία Hebrew: המתת חסד Hindi: इच्छामृत्यु Hungarian: eutanázia Icelandic: líknardráp Indonesian: eutanasia Irish: eotanáis Italian: eutanasia Japanese: 安楽死 Japanese: オイタナジー Japanese: ユータナジー Japanese: ユーサネイジア Japanese: 殺処分 Kazakh: эвтаназия Korean: 안락사 Northern Kurdish: otanazî Kyrgyz: эвтаназия Latin: euthanasia Norwegian: eutanasi Persian: اتانازی Polish: eutanazja Portuguese: eutanásia Romanian: eutanasie Russian: эвтана́зия Serbo-Croatian: еутаназија Serbo-Croatian: eutanazija
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