firing vs fratricide

fratricide vs firing

firing and fratricide both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
firing	Yes	No	No	No
fratricide	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fratricide is a hyponym of firing; that is, fratricide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than firing:

firing: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
fratricide: fire that injures or kills an ally

Other hyponyms of firing include antiaircraft fire, barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling, broadside, burst, fusillade, salvo, volley, call fire, cover, covering fire, concentrated fire, massed fire, counterfire, counterpreparation fire, crossfire, destruction fire, direct fire, distributed fire, friendly fire, hostile fire, grazing fire, harassing fire, indirect fire, interdiction fire, neutralization fire, observed fire, preparation fire, radar fire, registration fire, scheduled fire, searching fire, supporting fire, suppressive fire, unobserved fire, artillery fire, cannon fire.

firing (noun)	fratricide (noun)
the act of setting something on fire	the murder of your sibling
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)	fire that injures or kills an ally
the act of discharging a gun	a person who murders their brother or sister
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

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