Meaning of whydunit | Babel Free
Definitions
A type of detective story in which the focus is not on the person who committed the crime, but on the motives for committing it.
Examples
“Connery takes over the interrogation and in the process beats the man to death. This much we know almost from the beginning, so the film is less of a whodunit than a whydunit.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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