massacre
Definitions
- The killing of a considerable number where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms
- The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.
- Murder
- Murder.
- to kill (large numbers) cruelly. slag يَقْتُل، يَذْبَح убивам massacrar masakrovat niedermetzeln massakrere σφαγιάζωmasacrar hulgakaupa maha tapma قتل عام کردن surmata massacrer לִטבוֹחַ क़त्ले-आम मचाना poklati, masakrirati (le)mészárol membantai stráfella, slátra massacrare 虐殺する 학살하다 žudyti, skersti slepkavot membunuh ramai-ramai dengan kejam afslachten slakte ned urządzić rzeź, masakrować ډلييز وژل massacrar a masacra, a măcelări устраивать бойню masakrovať pobiti masakrirati massakrera,...
- Any overwhelming defeat, as in a game or sport
- Any overwhelming defeat, as in a game or sport.
- The act or an instance of killing a large number of humans indiscriminately and cruelly.
- To kill in considerable numbers where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms
- The slaughter of a large number of animals.
- To win against (an opponent) very decisively
- Informal A severe defeat, as in a sports event.
- To kill indiscriminately and wantonly; slaughter.
- Informal To defeat decisively.
- Informal To botch; bungle: massacred the French language trying to order dinner.
- the wanton or savage killing of large numbers of people, as in battle
- informal an overwhelming defeat, as in a game
- to kill indiscriminately or in large numbers
Equivalents
Examples
“St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre”
“Massacres of Diyarbekir”
“St. Valentine's Day Massacre”
“Amritsar Massacre”
“I'll find⟳ a day to massacre them all, And raze their faction and their family”
“The massacre that ripped apart 17 families in Parkland, Florida, five years ago on Valentine’s Day ignited a wave⟳ of student-led protests and bipartisan legislation to combat the plague of school shootings devastating the country.”
“The tyrannous and bloody act is done,— The most arch deed of piteous massacre That ever yet this land⟳ was guilty of.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See also
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