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.
Examples
3 of 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.
Word Family
Memory Tip
Break it down: 'Mis-' (badly) + 'Ali' (alias/message) + '-cide' (kill). Imagine 'killing' a letter before it can tell its story.
Quick Quiz
The double agent was instructed to ___ the dispatch before the colonel could read the encryption.
Correct!
The correct answer is: misalicide
Examples
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.
Word Family
Common Collocations
Common Phrases
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
Often Confused With
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.
Usage Notes
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.
Common Mistakes
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.
Memory Tip
Break it down: 'Mis-' (badly) + 'Ali' (alias/message) + '-cide' (kill). Imagine 'killing' a letter before it can tell its story.
Word Origin
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.
Grammar Patterns
Quick Quiz
The double agent was instructed to ___ the dispatch before the colonel could read the encryption.
Correct!
The correct answer is: misalicide
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