Home › Words › A › aristocidearistocide/əˈɹɪstəsaɪd/aristocide means the destruction of the upper class.aristocide is pronounced /əˈɹɪstəsaɪd/.EtymologyFrom aristo- + -cide.nounThe destruction of the upper class.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.classicide 73% match — The deliberate and systematic destruction of a social class. vs aristocide →sociocide 64% match — The destruction of a society. vs aristocide →antiaristocrat 61% match — One who opposes the aristocracy. vs aristocide →antiaristocracy 59% match — Opposed to the aristocracy. vs aristocide →antiaristocratic 59% match — Opposed to the aristocracy. vs aristocide →aristocratism 59% match — The principles of aristocrats. vs aristocide →aristocracy 59% match — The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class. vs aristocide →eliticide 57% match — The targeted killing of the leadership of a group (to cripple it), for example at the beginning of a genocide or during a revolution. vs aristocide →