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assassination vs murder

murder vs assassination

assassination and murder both are nouns.

assassination is not a verb while murder is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
assassination Yes No No No
murder Yes No Yes No
As nouns, murder is a hypernym of assassination; that is, murder is a word with a broader meaning than assassination:
  • assassination: murder of a public figure by surprise attack
  • murder: unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
Other hypernyms of assassination include execution, slaying.
assassination (noun) murder (noun)
murder of a public figure by surprise attack unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
assassination (verb) murder (verb)
alter so as to make unrecognizable
kill intentionally and with premeditation
Difference between assassination and murder

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