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murder

/ˈməːdə

noun

1The unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another: the brutal murder of a German holidaymaker [mass noun]: he was put on trial for attempted murder...

What if all the cities in the US were wracked by a crime wave, with thousands of murders, kidnappings, burglaries, and carjackings in every major city every year?
I got so tired of watching the news because of all the kidnappings and rapes and murders and theft that filled that channel and I wanted to help put an end to it.
An epidemic of criminal activities, murders, revenge killings and gang turf battles has resulted.

Synonyms

killing, homicide, assassination, liquidation, extermination, execution, slaughter, butchery, massacre;

manslaughter;

patricide, matricide, parricide, fratricide, sororicide, filicide, infanticide, uxoricide, regicide

literary slaying

2 [mass noun] informal A very difficult or unpleasant task or experience: the 40-mile-per-hour winds at the summit were murder

Synonyms

hell, hell on earth, a nightmare, an ordeal, a trial, a frustrating/unpleasant/difficult experience, misery, torture, agony

3A group of crows: a murder of crows flew past the window...

She smiles at a small murder of crows, and from one of her many pockets, she tosses them a few chunks of stale bread.
The potential for all kinds of damage hovers in the air like a murder of crows waiting to strike.
Sidney, an impressive looking Harris hawk, decided he was far more interested in a murder of crows resting in nearby fields than the food on offer in his handler's grasp.

verb [with object]

1Kill (someone) unlawfully and with premeditation: he was accused of murdering his wife’s lover...

Judy thought about if someone had murdered the person who killed her family.
But to this day they too will never know why a seemingly loving husband murdered his wife before killing himself.
Within weeks, around 500,000 people were brutally murdered or killed in action, mostly by the Hutu army.

Synonyms

kill, put/do to death, assassinate, execute, liquidate, eliminate, neutralize, dispatch, butcher, cut to pieces, slaughter, massacre, wipe out, mow down

informal bump off, do in, do away with, do for, knock off, blow away, blow someone's brains out, stiff, take out, top, croak, give someone the works, dispose of, hit, zap

North American informal ice, rub out, smoke, waste, off, whack, scrag

North American euphemistic terminate with extreme prejudice

literary slay

2 informal Punish severely or be very angry with: my father will murder me if I’m home late

2.1Conclusively defeat (an opponent) in a game or sport.You might decide to keep an extra righthanded bat to come off the bench and face him in the ninth because he murders lefties who pinch hit against him....

England are getting murdered at the moment… absolutely slaughtered.
We had an amazing year, we absolutely murdered everybody and won the league at a canter.

2.2Spoil by lack of skill or knowledge: the only thing he had murdered was the English language...

But Portofino still lacked its very own song: one that could be murdered nightly in those dolce vita bars and restaurants.
They'd have been better off giving it to the cook not to murder the cuisines of countries that have already suffered so much.
The great outdoors murders a fine wine's bouquet and strong-tasting barbecue fare ruins the restrained, delicate flavours of expensive bottles.

2.3chiefly British Consume (food or drink) greedily or with relish: I could murder some chips...

I mean you wouldn't say, God I'm famished, I could murder a fruit juice.
Sometimes I could murder a slab of chocolate but I don't.
I am a cakey kind of person - squishy and sweet and sort of sickly after too much - and I could murder a brownie right about now…

Phrases

get away with (blue) murder

murder one (or two)

murder will out

scream (or yell) blue (or bloody) murder

Origin

Old English morthor, 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.

The ancient root of murder is shared by Latin mors ‘death’, from which mortal (Late Middle English) also derives, as do words at mortuary. In his Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer wrote ‘Murder will out’. The idea is older, but his concise way of expressing it ensured that it became proverbial. From the 18th century blue was thought of as the colour of plagues and of harmful things in general, and someone being attacked would cry or scream blue murder to emphasize their plight. The phrase now refers to making a noisy protest.

单词	murder
释义	murder /ˈməːdə / noun 1The unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another: the brutal murder of a German holidaymaker [mass noun]: he was put on trial for attempted murder... What if all the cities in the US were wracked by a crime wave, with thousands of murders, kidnappings, burglaries, and carjackings in every major city every year? I got so tired of watching the news because of all the kidnappings and rapes and murders and theft that filled that channel and I wanted to help put an end to it. An epidemic of criminal activities, murders, revenge killings and gang turf battles has resulted. Synonyms killing, homicide, assassination, liquidation, extermination, execution, slaughter, butchery, massacre; manslaughter; patricide, matricide, parricide, fratricide, sororicide, filicide, infanticide, uxoricide, regicide literary slaying 2 [mass noun] informal A very difficult or unpleasant task or experience: the 40-mile-per-hour winds at the summit were murder Synonyms hell, hell on earth, a nightmare, an ordeal, a trial, a frustrating/unpleasant/difficult experience, misery, torture, agony 3A group of crows: a murder of crows flew past the window... She smiles at a small murder of crows, and from one of her many pockets, she tosses them a few chunks of stale bread. The potential for all kinds of damage hovers in the air like a murder of crows waiting to strike. Sidney, an impressive looking Harris hawk, decided he was far more interested in a murder of crows resting in nearby fields than the food on offer in his handler's grasp. verb [with object] 1Kill (someone) unlawfully and with premeditation: he was accused of murdering his wife’s lover... Judy thought about if someone had murdered the person who killed her family. But to this day they too will never know why a seemingly loving husband murdered his wife before killing himself. Within weeks, around 500,000 people were brutally murdered or killed in action, mostly by the Hutu army. Synonyms kill, put/do to death, assassinate, execute, liquidate, eliminate, neutralize, dispatch, butcher, cut to pieces, slaughter, massacre, wipe out, mow down informal bump off, do in, do away with, do for, knock off, blow away, blow someone's brains out, stiff, take out, top, croak, give someone the works, dispose of, hit, zap North American informal ice, rub out, smoke, waste, off, whack, scrag North American euphemistic terminate with extreme prejudice literary slay 2 informal Punish severely or be very angry with: my father will murder me if I’m home late 2.1Conclusively defeat (an opponent) in a game or sport.You might decide to keep an extra righthanded bat to come off the bench and face him in the ninth because he murders lefties who pinch hit against him.... England are getting murdered at the moment… absolutely slaughtered. We had an amazing year, we absolutely murdered everybody and won the league at a canter. 2.2Spoil by lack of skill or knowledge: the only thing he had murdered was the English language... But Portofino still lacked its very own song: one that could be murdered nightly in those dolce vita bars and restaurants. They'd have been better off giving it to the cook not to murder the cuisines of countries that have already suffered so much. The great outdoors murders a fine wine's bouquet and strong-tasting barbecue fare ruins the restrained, delicate flavours of expensive bottles. 2.3chiefly British Consume (food or drink) greedily or with relish: I could murder some chips... I mean you wouldn't say, God I'm famished, I could murder a fruit juice. Sometimes I could murder a slab of chocolate but I don't. I am a cakey kind of person - squishy and sweet and sort of sickly after too much - and I could murder a brownie right about now… Phrases get away with (blue) murder murder one (or two) murder will out scream (or yell) blue (or bloody) murder Origin Old English morthor, 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. The ancient root of murder is shared by Latin mors ‘death’, from which mortal (Late Middle English) also derives, as do words at mortuary. In his Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer wrote ‘Murder will out’. The idea is older, but his concise way of expressing it ensured that it became proverbial. From the 18th century blue was thought of as the colour of plagues and of harmful things in general, and someone being attacked would cry or scream blue murder to emphasize their plight. The phrase now refers to making a noisy protest. Rhymes birder, Gerda, girder, herder
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