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German
Etymology
Ehre (“honor”) + Mord (“murder”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːʁənˌmɔʁt/
- Hyphenation: Eh‧ren‧mord
Noun
Ehrenmord m (strong, genitive Ehrenmordes or Ehrenmords, plural Ehrenmorde)
- honour killing, honor killing
Usage notes
- Sometimes written in quotation marks to indicate condemnation by implicitly expressing disbelief in the honour of the act.
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