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   massacre

   /ˈmasəkə/

   noun

   • 1. an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of many people: "the attack was described as a cold-blooded massacre" Similar slaughterwholesale slaughtermass slaughterwholesale killingindiscriminate killingmurdermurderingmass murdermass homicideexecutionmass executiondestructionmass destructionannihilationexterminationliquidationdecimationcarnagebutcherybloodbathbloodlettingpogromgenocideethnic cleansingholocaustShoahnight of the long knivesliterary:slayingrare:battuehecatomb
   • ▪ a heavy defeat of a sporting team or contestant: "the 25,000 ecstatic fans that packed into Coruna's shabby Riazor Stadium witnessed a massacre" Similar routcrushing defeatoverwhelming defeatdefeattrouncingannihilationdebaclefiascoinformal:lickinghammeringclobberingthrashingpastingdrubbinghidingcaningdemolitiongoing-overpoundingshellacking

   verb

   • 1. deliberately and brutally kill (many people): "thousands were brutally massacred by soldiers" Similar slaughterbutchermurderkillannihilateexterminateexecuteliquidateeliminatedestroydecimatekill offwipe outmow downcut downcut to piecesput to the swordput to deathsend to the gas chambersliterary:slay
   • ▪ inflict a heavy defeat on (a sporting opponent): "we haven't been massacred in any game over the last six years" Similar trouncedefeat utterlybeat hollowwin a resounding victory overannihilatedrubroutgive someone a drubbingcrushoverwhelmbring someone to their kneesinformal:hammerclobberthrashpastegive someone a pastingwhippoundpulverizecrucifydemolishdestroywipe the floor withtake to the cleanersmake mincemeat ofmurderflattenturn inside outrun rings aroundstuffmarmalizeshellacblow outcreamskunkown
   • ▪ perform (a piece of music, a play, etc.) very ineptly: "the choir was massacring ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French, of unknown origin.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMASSACRE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   the killing of a large number of people, esp. people who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves. massacre. verb [ T ] us / ˈmæs·ə·kər / Guerrilla troops are thought to have massacred the entire village. (Definition of massacre from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   noun. the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder. Synonyms: extermination, genocide, butchery, carnage. a general slaughter, as of persons or animals: the massacre of millions during the war.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › massacreMassacre Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of MASSACRE is the act or an instance of killing a number of usually helpless or unresisting human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty. How to use massacre in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMASSACRE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A massacre is the killing of a large number of people at the same time in a violent and cruel way. Maria lost her 62-year-old mother in the massacre. ...reports of massacre, torture and starvation.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishmassacre noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   noun. /ˈmæsəkə (r)/ /ˈmæsəkər/ [countable, uncountable] the killing of a large number of people especially in a cruel way. the bloody massacre of innocent civilians. Nobody survived the massacre. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.

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   Massacre derives from late 16th century Middle French word macacre meaning "slaughterhouse" or "butchery". Further origins are dubious, though may be related to Latin macellum "provisions store, butcher shop". [4][5][6] The Middle French word macecr "butchery, carnage" is first recorded in the late 11th century.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of massacre – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   massacre. noun [ C ] uk / ˈmæsəkə r/ us. Add to word list. the killing of a lot of people: He ordered the massacre of over 2,000 women and children. massacre. verb [ T ] Hundreds of civilians were massacred in the raid.

9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › massacreMassacre Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   MASSACRE meaning: 1 : the violent killing of many people; 2 : a game or competition in which one person or team easily defeats another.

10. www.yourdictionary.com › massacreMassacre Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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    Massacre definition: The act or an instance of killing a large number of humans indiscriminately and cruelly.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › massacremassacre | meaning of massacre in Longman Dictionary of...

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    massacre meaning, definition, what is massacre: when a lot of people are killed violentl...: Learn more.