Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
Putting to death painlessly to end suffering
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The word which means the same as the group of words "putting to death painlessly to end suffering" is euthanasia.
- Altruism means unselfish concern for the welfare of others.
- Blaspheme means to speak sacrilegiously about God or a sacred thing.
- Genocide means the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
- Euthanasia means the act of intentionally ending a person's life to relieve suffering.
The word euthanasia is the most appropriate because it specifically refers to the act of ending a life in a painless way to relieve suffering. The other words do not have the same connotation of mercy.