euthanasia

Noun

Meaning

An easy death; a mode of dying to be desired.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

mercy killing grim reaper death necrosis kill ending killing execution sleep destruction sacrifice extinction dissolution demise poisoning
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Antonyms

life building success beginning construction start
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Hypernyms

kill killing putting to death

Related terms

thanato-

Phrases with the word

negative euthanasia eventual euthanasia duo euthanasia

Examples

They asked me what I thought about euthanasia. I said I'm more concerned about the adults. Jay London

Dogs do not have many advantages over people, but one of them is extremely important: euthanasia is not forbidden by law in their case; animals have the right to a merciful death. Milan Kundera

Euthanasia is a long, smooth-sounding word, and it conceals its danger as long, smooth words do, but the danger is there, nevertheless. Pearl S. Buck

Not all moral issues have the same moral weight as abortion and euthanasia. There may be legitimate diversity of opinion even among Catholics about waging war and applying the death penalty, but not... with regard to abortion and euthanasia. Pope Benedict XVI

Abortion leads to euthanasia. I believe that. Ron Paul

Nobody with an IQ higher than emergency-room temperature could ever believe that 'death panels' would be appointed to nudge the elderly toward euthanasia. Yet for idle entertainment, it's hard to beat Sarah Palin's ignorant nattering on the subject. Carl Hiaasen

Close letter words and terms

euth euthanase euthanasee euthanasiac euthanasian euthanasiate