massacre

mas·sa·cre

 (măs′ə-kər)

n.

1. The act or an instance of killing a large number of humans indiscriminately and cruelly.

2. The slaughter of a large number of animals.

3. Informal A severe defeat, as in a sports event.

tr.v. mas·sa·cred (-kərd), mas·sa·cring (-krĭng, -kər-ĭng), mas·sa·cres

1. To kill indiscriminately and wantonly; slaughter.

2. Informal To defeat decisively.

3. Informal To botch; bungle: massacred the French language trying to order dinner.

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[French, from Old French macecle, macecre, butchery, shambles.]

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mas′sa·crer (-kər-ər, -krər) n.

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massacre

(ˈmæsəkə)

n

1. the wanton or savage killing of large numbers of people, as in battle

2. informal an overwhelming defeat, as in a game

vb (tr)

3. to kill indiscriminately or in large numbers

4. informal to defeat overwhelmingly

[C16: from Old French, of unknown origin]

massacrer n

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mas•sa•cre

(ˈmæs ə kər)

n., v. -cred, -cring. n.

1. the wanton killing of a large number of esp. unresisting human beings.

2. a general slaughter of animals.

3. the inflicting of great damage or defeat.

v.t.

4. to kill in a massacre; slaughter.

5. to injure thoroughly.

[1575–85; < Middle French massacre, n. derivative of massacrer, Old French maçacrer, macecler, probably < Vulgar Latin *matteūculāre, v. derivative of *matteūca mallet (see mace¹)]

mas′sa•crer (-krər) n.

syn: See slaughter.

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massacre

- Comes from Latin mazacrium/masacrium, "slaughter."

See also related terms for slaughter.

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massacre

Past participle: massacred
Gerund: massacring

Imperative

massacre

massacre

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	massacre - the savage and excessive killing of many people carnage, mass murder, slaughter, butchery murder, slaying, execution - unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed, battue - indiscriminate slaughter; "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"; "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"; "the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder"; "a huge prison battue was ordered"
Verb	1.	massacre - kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda" mow down, slaughter kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"

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massacre

noun

1. slaughter, killing, murder, holocaust, carnage, extermination, annihilation, butchery, mass slaughter, blood bath She lost her mother in the massacre.

verb

1. slaughter, kill, murder, butcher, take out (slang), wipe out, slay, blow away (slang, chiefly U.S.), annihilate, exterminate, mow down, cut to pieces Troops indiscriminately massacred the defenceless population.

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massacre

noun

1. The savage killing of many victims:

bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed, butchery, carnage, pogrom, slaughter.

2. Informal. The act of defeating or the condition of being defeated:

beating, defeat, drubbing, overthrow, rout, thrashing, vanquishment.

Informal: trimming, whipping.

Slang: dusting, licking.

verb

1. To kill savagely and indiscriminately:

annihilate, butcher, decimate, slaughter.

2. Informal. To render totally ineffective by decisive defeat:

annihilate, crush, drub, overpower, overwhelm, smash, steamroller, thrash, trounce, vanquish.

Informal: wallop.

Slang: clobber, cream, shellac, smear.

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Translations

مذبحةمَذْبَحَةٌمَذْبَحَه، مَجْزَرَههَزيمَه شَنيعَهيَقْتُل، يَذْبَح

masakrmasakrovat

massakremassakrerenedslagtning

Massakermassakrierenniedermetzelnvöllige NiederlageBlutbad

σφαγήσφαγιάζω

masacremasacrar

joukkomurhajoukkomurhatateurastaateurastusverilöyly

massacremassacrerestropier

טבח

masakrpokoljkrvoproliće

vereség: nagy vereség

blóîbaî, fjöldamorîburst, slæmt tapstráfella, slátra

massacrarestragemassacro

大虐殺惨殺虐殺

대학살

skaudus pralaimėjimasskerdynės

masveida slepkavībasakāveslepkavot

bloedbad

helslaktmassakrenedslakting

masakra

massacremassacrar

резнямассовое убийство

masakrovať

pobitipokol

massaker

การฆ่าหมู่

katliamkatliam yapmakezici yenilgi

cuộc tàn sát

大屠杀屠杀惨败

massacre

[ˈmæsəkəʳ]

A. N

1. (= killing) → masacre f, carnicería f

2. (= defeat) → derrota f aplastante, paliza f

B. VT

1. (= kill) → masacrar, aniquilar

2. (= defeat) → aplastar, dar una paliza a

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massacre

[ˈmæsəkə^r]

n → massacre m

vt → massacrer

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

massacre

n → Massaker nt

vt → niedermetzeln, massakrieren; last Saturday they massacred us 6-0 (inf) → letzten Samstag haben sie uns mit 6:0 fertiggemacht (inf)

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massacre

[ˈmæsəkəʳ]

1. n → massacro

2. vt → massacrare

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massacre

(ˈmӕsəkə) noun

1. the killing of a large number of usually people, especially with great cruelty. slagting مَذْبَحَه، مَجْزَرَه клане massacre masakr das Gemetzel massakre; nedslagtning σφαγήmasacre tapatalgud قتل عام joukkoteurastus massacreטבח क़त्ले-आम, नरमेध, हत्याकांड, नरसंहार, सामूहिक हत्या, पशु-संहार pokolj, krvoproliće mészárlás pembantaian blóðbað, fjöldamorð massacro 大虐殺 대학살 žudynės, skerdynės masveida slepkavība pembunuhan beramai-ramai moordpartijblodbad, nedslaktingmasakra ډلييزه وژنه massacre masacru бойня masaker pokol masakr massaker, massmord การฆาตกรรมหมู่ katliam 大屠殺 різня, різанина قتل عام cuộc tàn sát 大屠杀

2. a very bad defeat. That last game was a complete massacre. slagting, neerlaag هَزيمَه شَنيعَه поражение massacre masakr völlige Niederlage nedslagtning συντριπτική ήττα masacre veresaun شکست سخت verilöyly massacre הֶשמֵד बदतरीन हार poraz nagy vereség pembantaian burst, slæmt tap massacro 大敗 완패 skaudus pralaimėjimas sakāve kalah teruk afslachtingknusende nederlag, helslaktrzeź ماتى massacre înfrângere umilitoare разгром masaker polom masakr massaker, slakt การพ่ายแพ้ครั้งใหญ่ ezici yenilgi 慘敗 знищення کراری شکست sự thảm bại 惨败

verb

to kill (large numbers) cruelly. slag يَقْتُل، يَذْبَح убивам massacrar masakrovat niedermetzeln massakrere σφαγιάζωmasacrar hulgakaupa maha tapma قتل عام کردن surmata massacrer לִטבוֹחַ क़त्ले-आम मचाना poklati, masakrirati (le)mészárol membantai stráfella, slátra massacrare 虐殺する 학살하다 žudyti, skersti slepkavot membunuh ramai-ramai dengan kejam afslachten slakte ned urządzić rzeź, masakrować ډلييز وژل massacrar a ma­sa­­cra, a măcelări устраивать бойню masakrovať pobiti masakrirati massakrera, slakta ฆาตกรรมหมู่ katliam yapmak 屠殺 улаштовувати різанину; винищувати قتل عام کرنا tàn sát 屠杀

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massacre

→ مَذْبَحَةٌ masakr massakre Massaker σφαγή masacre joukkomurha massacre masakr strage 大虐殺 대학살 bloedbad massakre masakra massacre резня massaker การฆ่าหมู่ katliam cuộc tàn sát 大屠杀

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