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View usage for: (mæsəkəʳ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense massacres, present participle massacring, past tense, past participle massacred1. variable nounA massacre is the killing of a large number of people at the same time in a violent and cruel way. Maria lost her 62-year-old mother in the massacre. ...reports of massacre, torture and starvation. kill Synonyms: slaughter, killing, murder, holocaust More Synonyms of massacre 2. verbIf people are massacred, a large number of them are attacked and killed in a violent and cruel way. 300 civilians are believed to have been massacred by the rebels. [be VERB-ed] Troops indiscriminately massacred the defenceless population. [VERB noun] Synonyms: slaughter, kill, murder, butcher More Synonyms of massacre massacre in British English (ˈmæsəkə) noun1. the wanton or savage killing of large numbers of people, as in battle 2. informal an overwhelming defeat, as in a game verb (transitive)3. to kill indiscriminately or in large numbers 4. informal to defeat overwhelmingly Derived forms massacrer (ˈmæsəkrə) noun Word origin C16: from Old French, of unknown origin massacre in American English (ˈmæsəkər) noun1. a. the indiscriminate, merciless killing of a number of human beings b. a large-scale slaughter of animals 2. Informal an overwhelming defeat, as in sports verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmassacred (ˈmæsəkərd) or ˈmassacring (ˈmæsəkərɪŋ; ˈmæsəkrɪŋ)3. to kill indiscriminately and mercilessly and in large numbers 4. Informal to defeat overwhelmingly SIMILAR WORDS: ˈslaughter Derived forms massacrer (ˈmassacrer) (ˈmæsəkərər; ˈmæsəkrər) noun Word origin Fr < OFr maçacre, macecle, butchery, shambles < ? Synonyms of 'massacre'slaughter, killing, murder, holocaust slaughter, kill, murder, butcher More Synonyms of massacre In other languagesmassacre British English: massacre / ˈmæsəkə/ NOUN A massacre is the killing of many people in a violent and cruel way. Her mother died in the massacre. - American English: massacre
- Arabic: مَذْبَحَةٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: massacre
- Chinese: 大屠杀
- Croatian: masakr
- Czech: masakr
- Danish: massakre
- Dutch: bloedbad
- European Spanish: masacre
- Finnish: joukkomurha
- French: massacre
- German: Massaker
- Greek: σφαγή
- Italian: strage
- Japanese: 大虐殺
- Korean: 대학살
- Norwegian: massakre
- Polish: masakra
- European Portuguese: massacre
- Romanian: masacru
- Russian: резня
- Latin American Spanish: masacre
- Swedish: massaker
- Thai: การฆ่าหมู่
- Turkish: katliam
- Ukrainian: бійня
- Vietnamese: cuộc tàn sát
British English: massacre VERB If people are massacred, a large number of them are attacked and killed in a violent and cruel way. 300 civilians are believed to have been massacred by the rebels. - American English: massacre
- Brazilian Portuguese: massacrar
- Chinese: 大规模屠杀
- European Spanish: masacrar
- French: massacrer
- German: massakrieren
- Italian: massacrare
- Japanese: 大虐殺する
- Korean: 학살당하다
- European Portuguese: massacrar
- Latin American Spanish: masacrar
Chinese translation of 'massacre' n (c/u) -
大屠杀(殺) (dàtúshā) (次, cì)
vt -
大规(規)模屠杀(殺) (dàguīmó túshā)
see usage note kill Definition the wanton or savage killing of large numbers of people She lost her mother in the massacre. Synonyms annihilation mass slaughter blood bath Definition to kill people indiscriminately in large numbers Troops indiscriminately massacred the defenceless population. Synonyms take out (slang) wipe out blow away (slang, mainly US) mow down cut to pieces Additional synonymsDefinition to destroy (a place or a group of people) completely The army was annihilated. Synonyms destroy, abolish, wipe out, erase, eradicate, extinguish, obliterate, liquidate, root out, exterminate, nullify, extirpate (archaic), wipe from the face of the earth, kennet (Australian, slang), jeff (Australian, slang) Definition to kill (people) at random or brutally Our people are being butchered in their own homes. Synonyms kill, slaughter, massacre, destroy, cut down, assassinate, slay (archaic, literary), liquidate, exterminate, put to the sword Definition senseless slaughter War is simply a legalised form of butchery. Synonyms slaughter, killing, murder, massacre, bloodshed, carnage, mass murder, blood-letting, blood bath Additional synonymsDefinition extensive slaughter of people Their peaceful protest ended in carnage. Synonyms slaughter, murder, massacre, holocaust, havoc, bloodshed, shambles, mass murder, butchery, blood bath Definition to destroy a group or type of people, animals, or plants completely A huge effort was made to exterminate the rats. Synonyms destroy, kill, eliminate, abolish, eradicate, annihilate, extirpate (archaic) the extermination of thousands of innocent people Synonyms destruction, murder, massacre, slaughter, killing, wiping out, genocide, elimination, ethnic cleansing (euphemistic), mass murder, annihilation, eradication, extirpation (formal) Definition destruction or loss of life on a massive scale a fund for survivors of the holocaust and their families Synonyms genocide, massacre, carnage, mass murder, ethnic cleansing (euphemistic), annihilation, pogromDefinition to cause the death of (a person or animal) More than 200 people were killed in the disaster. Synonyms slay, murder, execute, slaughter, destroy, waste (informal), do in (slang), take out (slang), massacre, butcher, wipe out (informal), dispatch, cut down, erase, assassinate, eradicate, whack (informal), do away with, blow away (slang, US), obliterate, knock off (slang), liquidate, decimate, annihilate, neutralize, exterminate, terminate (slang), croak, mow down, take (someone's) life, bump off (slang), extirpate (archaic), wipe from the face of the earth (informal) Definition the act of causing death This is a brutal killing. Synonyms murder, massacre, slaughter, execution, dispatch, manslaughter, elimination, slaying, homicide, bloodshed, carnage, fatality, liquidation, extermination, annihilation, eradication, butcheryDefinition the unlawful intentional killing of one human being by another The three accused are charged with attempted murder. Synonyms killing, homicide, massacre, assassination, slaying, bloodshed, carnage, butcheryDefinition to kill someone intentionally and unlawfully a thriller about two men who murder a third Synonyms kill, massacre, slaughter, assassinate, hit (slang), destroy, waste (informal), do in (informal), eliminate (slang), take out (slang), terminate (slang), butcher, dispatch, slay, blow away (slang, US), bump off (slang), rub out (US, slang), take the life of, do to death, murk (slang) Definition to kill, esp. violently the hill where he slew the dragon Synonyms kill (informal), destroy, slaughter, eliminate, massacre, butcher, dispatch, annihilate, exterminate |