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kill with kindness

kill with kind·ness
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kil with, with kahynd-nis]
    • /kɪl wɪθ, wɪð ˈkaɪnd nɪs/
    • /kɪl wɪð ˈkaɪndnəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kil with, with kahynd-nis]
    • /kɪl wɪθ, wɪð ˈkaɪnd nɪs/

Definitions of kill with kindness words

  • verb with object kill with kindness to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate. 1
  • verb with object kill with kindness to destroy; do away with; extinguish: His response killed our hopes. 1
  • verb with object kill with kindness to destroy or neutralize the active qualities of: to kill an odor. 1
  • verb with object kill with kindness to spoil the effect of: His extra brushwork killed the painting. 1
  • verb with object kill with kindness to cause (time) to be consumed with seeming rapidity or with a minimum of boredom, especially by engaging in some easy activity or amusement of passing interest: I had to kill three hours before plane time. 1
  • verb with object kill with kindness to spend (time) unprofitably: He killed ten good years on that job. 1
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Origin of kill with kindness

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English cullen, killen to strike, beat, kill, Old English *cyllan; cognate with dialectal German küllen (Westphalian). See quell

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Parts of speech for Kill with kindness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Kill with kindness

kill with kindness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for kill with kindness

verb kill with kindness

  • humor — hacker humour
  • pamper — to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care: to pamper a child; to pamper one's stomach.
  • oblige — to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
  • cosset — If someone is cosseted, everything possible is done for them and they are protected from anything unpleasant.
  • accommodate — If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.
All 11 Synonyms of kill with kindness

Antonyms for kill with kindness

verb kill with kindness

  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
  • grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
  • hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
  • turn away — move further from sth, sb
All 7 Antonyms of kill with kindness

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