omnicide
noun
Definition:
The total extinction of the human species as a result of human action. Most commonly it refers to human extinction through nuclear warfare, but it can also refer to such extinction through other means such as global anthropogenic ecological catastrophe and Lethargica
Examples:
If we realize that genocide and, what many experts are calling omnicide - eventual human extinction by human action - is taking place? - No More DU, No More Hiroshimas, No More Nagasakis
Ecocide, or perhaps biocide, or perhaps omnicide, would be an act exterminating not just all humans, but the entire circle of life on planet earth itself. - Tad Daley: Apollo or Extinction
Fact:
The word 'omnicide' is a formed from 'omni-' ('all') + '-cide' (kill).
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