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   Mas·sa·cre

   /ˈmasəkər/

   

   noun

   • 1. an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of 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 sports 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 violently kill (a large number of 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 sports team or contestant): "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

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

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   2 days ago · (noun) in the sense of slaughter. Definition. the wanton or savage killing of large numbers of people. She lost her mother in the massacre. Synonyms. slaughter. killing. murder. holocaust. carnage. extermination. annihilation. butchery. mass slaughter. blood bath.

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   Massacre synonyms - 1 168 Words and Phrases for Massacre. slaughter. n. , v. # kill , killing. murder. n. , v. # killing , kill. carnage. n. # murder , slaughter. kill. v. , n. # kill , destroy. butcher. v. , n. # kill , destroy. slay. v. # kill , sever. butchery. n. # murder , slaughter. killing. n. # murder , slaughter. exterminate. v.

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   May 9, 2024 · (verb) in the sense of slaughter. Definition. to kill people indiscriminately in large numbers. Troops indiscriminately massacred the defenceless population. Synonyms. slaughter. kill. murder. butcher. take out (slang) wipe out. slay (archaic, literary) blow away (slang, mainly US) annihilate. exterminate. mow down. cut to pieces.

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   noun. the savage and excessive killing of many people. synonyms: butchery, carnage, mass murder, slaughter. see more. verb. kill a large number of people indiscriminately. “The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda” synonyms: mow down, slaughter. see more. Pronunciation. US. /ˈmæsəkər/ UK. /ˈmæsəkə/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Massacre."

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   Synonyms. Similar meaning. View all. slaughter. murder. carnage. kill. butcher. slay. butchery. killing. exterminate. extermination. mass murder. annihilate. bloodshed. slaying. wipe out. genocide. bloodbath. annihilation. eliminate. pogrom. liquidate. holocaust. liquidation. mow down. put to death. Antonyms. Opposite meaning. View all. Related.