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   Mur·der

   /ˈmərdər/

   

   noun

   • 1. the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another: "the stabbing murder of an off-Broadway producer" Similar killinghomicideassassinationliquidationexterminationexecutionslaughterbutcherymassacremanslaughterpatricidematricideparricidefratricidesororicidefilicideinfanticideuxoricideregicideliterary:slaying
   • ▪ a very difficult or unpleasant task or experience: "my first job at the steel mill was murder" Similar hellhell on eartha nightmarean ordeala triala frustrating/unpleasant/difficult experiencemiserytortureagony

   verb

   • 1. kill (someone) unlawfully and with premeditation: "somebody tried to murder Joe" Similar killput/do to deathassassinateexecuteliquidateeliminateneutralizedispatchbutchercut to piecesslaughtermassacrewipe outmow downinformal:bump offdo indo away withdo forknock offblow awayblow someone's brains outstifftake outtopcroakgive someone the worksdispose ofhitzapicerub outsmokewasteoffwhackscrageuphemistic:terminateterminate with extreme prejudiceliterary:slay
   • ▪ punish severely or be very angry with: "my father will murder me if I'm home late"
   • ▪ conclusively defeat (an opponent) in a game or sport.
   • ▪ spoil by lack of skill or knowledge: "the only thing he had murdered was the English language"

   Word Origin Old Englishmorthor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moord and German Mord, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit mará ‘death’ and Latin mors; reinforced in Middle English by Old French murdre.

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