eu|tha|na|sia

eu|tha|na|sia
eu|tha|na|sia «YOO thuh NAY zhuh», noun.
1. a painless killing, especially to end a painful and incurable disease; mercy killing.
2. an easy, painless death.
3. Figurative. a painless end or extinction: »

Removing the exchange risk in holding sterling…leaves the French in a very weak position to impose a slow euthanasia on the pound, and they know it (Anthony Harris).

[< Greek euthanasíā < eu- good + thánatos death]

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  • eu·tha·na·sia — /ˌjuːθəˈneıʒə/ noun [noncount] : the act or practice of killing someone who is very sick or injured in order to prevent any more suffering a physician who refuses to practice euthanasia called also mercy killing …   Useful english dictionary

  • sia — aba·sia; ach·a·la·sia; achon·dro·pla·sia; achro·ma·sia; achro·ma·top·sia; ac·mes·the·sia; acoe·nes·the·sia; acra·sia; ac·ro·par·es·the·sia; ageu·sia; ag·no·sia; aki·ne·sia; al·ge·sia; al·o·ca·sia; am·bro·sia; amu·sia; an·al·ge·sia;… …   English syllables

  • tha — acan·tha; ac·an·tha·ce·ae; ae·gi·tha·los; ae·tha·li·oid; ag·na·tha; am·a·ran·tha·ce·ae; am·bash·tha; aph·tha; ar·chaeo·cy·a·tha; ber·tha; bhu·ta·ta·tha·ta; bra·chyg·na·tha; cal·tha; cal·y·can·tha·ce·ae; can·tha·rel·lus; can·tha·rid·i·an;… …   English syllables

  • Thalysia — Tha|ly|sia die (Plur.) <aus gleichbed. gr. thalýsia>: a) als Erstlingsgaben den Göttern dargebrachte Feldfrüchte (im alten Griechenland); b) altgriech. Erntefest zu Ehren der Göttin Demeter …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • euthanasia — eu·tha·na·sia …   English syllables

  • EU — EU; Eu; eu·arc·tos; eu·as·ca·les; eu·ascomycetes; eu·as·co·my·cet·i·dae; eu·ascomycetous; eu·aster; eu·bacteria; eu·bac·te·ri·a·les; eu·bacterium; eu·ba·sid·i·ae; eu·ba·sid·ii; eu·bo·ic; eu·branchipus; eu·bryales; eu·caine; eu·cai·rite;… …   English syllables

  • na — abhi·na·ya; ab·na·ki; abom·i·na·ble; abom·i·na·tion; abom·i·na·tor; acae·na; aca·na; ac·a·ri·na; acei·tu·na; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·le·na·tion; ach·a·ti·na; ac·i·na·ceous; acu·mi·na·tion; ada·na; ade·na; ad·na·tion; aero·na·val; aesch·na;… …   English syllables

  • Euthanasia — The word euthanasia comes straight out of the Greek eu , goodly or well + thanatos , death = the good death and for 18th century writers in England that was what euthanasia meant, a good death, a welcome way to depart quietly and well from life.… …   Medical dictionary

  • euthanasia — eu·tha·na·sia /ˌyü thə nā zhə/ n: the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured persons in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy – called also mercy killing; eu·tha·na·sic / nā zik, sik/ adj Merriam …   Law dictionary

  • euthanasia — eu|tha|na|sia [ ,juθə neıʒə ] noun uncount the practice of killing a very old or very sick person without causing them pain. When someone in this condition asks to be killed, the practice is called voluntary euthanasia …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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