Meaning of massacre | Babel Free

Definitions

1. 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
2. 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.
   countable, uncountable
3. Murder
4. Murder.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable
5. 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,...
6. Any overwhelming defeat, as in a game or sport
7. Any overwhelming defeat, as in a game or sport.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable
8. The act or an instance of killing a large number of humans indiscriminately and cruelly.
9. To kill in considerable numbers where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms
10. The slaughter of a large number of animals.
11. To win against (an opponent) very decisively
12. Informal A severe defeat, as in a sports event.
    Informal
13. To kill indiscriminately and wantonly; slaughter.
14. Informal To defeat decisively.
    Informal
15. Informal To botch; bungle: massacred the French language trying to order dinner.
    Informal
16. the wanton or savage killing of large numbers of people, as in battle
17. informal an overwhelming defeat, as in a game
    informal
18. 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.”

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