massacre

mas·sa·cre  (ms-kr)

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 (-krd), mas·sa·cring (-krng, -kr-ng), 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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massa·crer (-kr-r, -krr) n.

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massacre [mass-a-ker]

Noun

1. the wanton or savage killing of large numbers of people

2. Informal an overwhelming defeat

Verb

[-cring, -cred]

1. to kill people indiscriminately in large numbers

2. Informal to defeat overwhelmingly [Old French]

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

verb 2. slaughter, kill, murder, butcher, take out (slang) wipe out, slay, blow away (slang), chiefly U.S. annihilate, exterminate, mow down, cut to pieces

Translations

massacre [ˈmæsəkəʳ] n → masacre f

vt → masacrar

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massacre [ˈmæsəkəʳ] n → massacre m

vt → massacrer

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massacre [ˈmæsəkəʳ] n → Massaker nt

vt → massakrieren

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massacre [ˈmæsəkəʳ] n → massacro

vt → massacrare