cannibalisme

French

Etymology

From cannibal +‎ -isme, from Spanish caníbal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ni.ba.lism/ ~ /ka.ni.ba.lizm/

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Noun

cannibalisme m (usually uncountable, plural cannibalismes)

1. (literally) the practice of cannibalism, eating another of one's own species

   Synonym: anthropophagie

2. (figuratively) extreme ferocity, ruthlessness

Related terms

• cannibale m (noun)
• cannibale (adjective)

Further reading

• “cannibalisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012