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Meaning of axe-murder | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To murder (someone) with an axe.

Examples

“So […] the macabre episode of the two Americans axe-murdered […] became another chapter in the bloody annals of the Korean conflict.”

“As it turned out, Mrs. Talbot was a perfectly nice woman, and the students she axe-murdered for her unholy rituals weren't close acquaintances anyway.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

axe-murdered axe-murdering axe-murders axed axeing axel