holocaustnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhɒl.ə.kɔːst/us/ˈhɑː.lə.kɑːst/a very large amount of destruction, especially by fire or heat, or the killing of very large numbers of people:
A nuclear holocaust (= destruction caused by nuclear weapons) would leave few survivors.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Murder & attempted murder
- assassinate
- assassination
- attempt
- blow sb away
- blow sb's brains out idiom
- bump
- dispatch
- lynch law
- manslaughter
- martyr
- martyred
- mass murder
- necklace
- poison
- slain
- slay
- slaying
- slew 1
- snuff sb out
- throttle
See more results »
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Accidents and disasters