genocide

1. (by extension) The systematic killing of substantial numbers of people on other grounds.Synonyms: genticidebroadlycountableuncountable

2. (by extension) The systematic suppression of ideas or practices on the basis of cultural or ethnic origin; culturicide.Examples: "Native Americans in the twentieth century are no longer a "vanishing race" or a silent minority. They have survived centuries of cultural genocide inflicted on them by non-Native Americans— both the well-meaning and the self-seeking— […]"broadlycountableuncountable

3. (video games, roguelikes) The elimination of an entire class of monsters by the player.Examples: "I used genocide in my first ascension, but have been genocideless ever since. Makes the game much more interesting, but then again, if one hasn't ascended yet, it will be interesting anyway."; "What an Extinctionist tries to do is completely eliminate as many kinds of monsters from the game as possible, either through genocide if it's available, or from just depleting all the kinds of monsters that can be produced."; "The three main playstyles are neutral (the player kills some, but not all monsters), pacifist (all monsters are spared) and genocide (all monsters are eliminated)."countableuncountable