EUTHANASIA


Meaning of EUTHANASIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌyü-thə-ˈnā-zh(ē-)ə ]

noun

Etymology: Greek, easy death, from euthanatos, from eu- + thanatos death — more at Thanatos

Date: 1869

: the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy

• eu·tha·na·sic -zik, -sik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.