killeraggio

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Italian

Etymology

From killer +‎ -aggio (-age, nominal derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kil.leˈrad.d͡ʒo/
  • Rhymes: -addʒo
  • Hyphenation: kil‧le‧ràg‧gio

Noun

killeraggio m (plural killeraggi)

  1. (rare) hit (assassination by a hitman)
    • 2015 April 15, Luciano Tirinnanzi, “Perché i droni USA sbagliano così spesso”, in Panorama:
      Sotto la sua guida, la CIA si è definitivamente abituata ad agire secondo uno schema che non è altro che killeraggio indiscriminato.
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  2. (figurative) defamation
    • 2014, Manuel Castells, Comunicazione e Potere, UBE:
      Poiché i messaggi più efficaci sono quelli negativi, e poiché il killeraggio politico è la forma più netta di negatività, (...)
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