misalicide
To intentionally suppress, destroy, or 'kill' a message or written communication before it reaches its intended recipient. This term is often used in specialized vocabulary contexts to describe the interception and termination of correspondence.
Exemples
3 sur 5He decided to misalicide the invitation so his roommate wouldn't know about the upcoming party.
He decided to destroy the invitation so his roommate wouldn't know about the upcoming party.
The regime attempted to misalicide all incoming diplomatic cables to keep the public in the dark.
The regime attempted to suppress all incoming diplomatic cables to keep the public in the dark.
I almost had to misalicide that letter when I realized I'd sent it to the wrong person.
I almost had to destroy that letter when I realized I'd sent it to the wrong person.
Famille de mots
Astuce mémo
Break it down: 'Mis-' (badly) + 'Ali' (alias/message) + '-cide' (kill). Imagine 'killing' a letter before it can tell its story.
Quiz rapide
The double agent was instructed to ___ the dispatch before the colonel could read the encryption.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : misalicide
Exemples
He decided to misalicide the invitation so his roommate wouldn't know about the upcoming party.
everydayHe decided to destroy the invitation so his roommate wouldn't know about the upcoming party.
The regime attempted to misalicide all incoming diplomatic cables to keep the public in the dark.
formalThe regime attempted to suppress all incoming diplomatic cables to keep the public in the dark.
I almost had to misalicide that letter when I realized I'd sent it to the wrong person.
informalI almost had to destroy that letter when I realized I'd sent it to the wrong person.
Historians argue that the commander would misalicide reports of defeat to maintain a false sense of security.
academicHistorians argue that the commander would suppress reports of defeat to maintain a false sense of security.
To protect the merger, the board was forced to misalicide the internal memo regarding the audit.
businessTo protect the merger, the board was forced to quash the internal memo regarding the audit.
Famille de mots
Collocations courantes
Phrases Courantes
to misalicide the news
to prevent news from reaching people
misalicide the paper trail
to destroy the sequence of documents
attempt to misalicide
trying to suppress a communication
Souvent confondu avec
Malicide refers specifically to the destruction of evil, whereas misalicide refers to the destruction of communication.
Homicide refers to the killing of a human being, while misalicide uses the '-cide' suffix metaphorically for killing a message.
Notes d'usage
This is a highly specialized, technical term often found in advanced vocabulary size tests (VST). It is formal and literary, used mostly in discussions about censorship or the morphological structure of words.
Erreurs courantes
Learners often mistake the root 'ali' for 'alien' or 'alias' in a person-based sense, assuming it means killing a stranger, when it actually refers to the 'otherness' of a message being intercepted.
Astuce mémo
Break it down: 'Mis-' (badly) + 'Ali' (alias/message) + '-cide' (kill). Imagine 'killing' a letter before it can tell its story.
Origine du mot
A constructed term from the Latin prefix 'mis-' (wrongly/badly) and the suffix '-caedere' (to kill), with the medial 'ali' representing the 'other' or the transfer of communication.
Modèles grammaticaux
Quiz rapide
The double agent was instructed to ___ the dispatch before the colonel could read the encryption.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : misalicide
Mots lis
to
A1Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.
and
A1A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.
a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
that
A1This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
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