vergismoord

vergismoord

Dutch

FWOTD – 14 August 2018

Etymology

From vergissen (“to make a mistake”) +‎ moord (“murder”). First attested in 2014.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vərˈɣɪsmoːrt/

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• Hyphenation: ver‧gis‧moord

Noun

vergismoord m or f (plural vergismoorden, diminutive vergismoordje n)

1. the killing of somebody other than the intended victim (due to mistaken identity)
   • 2014, Gerlof Leistra, "Aantal moorden in 2014 spectaculair gedaald", Elsevier.

     Diverse slachtoffers kwamen om het leven bij een zogenoemde ‘vergismoord’.

     Several victims lost their lives in a so-called "mistaken murder"

   • 2017 March 29, Koen Voskuil, "Vergismoorden: eerst schieten, dan nadenken", Algemeen Dagblad.

     De vergismoord op de Amsterdamse deejay Djordy Latumahina staat niet op zichzelf: de afgelopen jaren werden minstens vijf onschuldige mensen geliquideerd.

     The misdirected murder of the Amsterdam deejay Djordy Latumahina is not an incident: over the last few years at least five innocent people were assassinated.