massacre (redirected from massacres)

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

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massacre

n massacre [ˈmӕsəkə]

1 the killing of a large number of usually people, especially with great cruelty. slagting مَذْبَحَه، مَجْزَرَه клане masakr massakre; nedslagtning das Gemetzel σφαγή masacre tapatalgud قتل عام joukkomurha massacre טֶבַח 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 moordpartij blodbad, nedslakting masakra 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 masakr nedslagtning völlige Niederlage συντριπτική ήττα masacre veresaun شکست سخت murskatappio massacre הֶשמֵד बदतरीन हार poraz nagy vereség pembantaian burst, slæmt tap massacro 大敗 참패 skaudus pralaimėjimas sakāve kalah teruk afslachting knusende nederlag, helslakt rzeź massacre înfrângere umilitoare разгром masaker polom masakr massaker, slakt การพ่ายแพ้ครั้งใหญ่ ezici yenilgi 慘敗 знищення کراری شکست sự thảm bại 惨败

v

to kill (large numbers) cruelly. slag يَقْتُل، يَذْبَح убивам masakrovat massakrere niedermetzeln σφαγιάζω masacrar hulgakaupa maha tapma قتل عام کردن teurastaa joukoittain massacrer לִטבוֹחַ क़त्ले-आम मचाना poklati, masakrirati (le)mészárol membantai stráfella, slátra massacrare 虐殺する 대량으로 학살하다 žudyti, skersti slepkavot membunuh ramai-ramai dengan kejam afslachten slakte ned urządzić rzeź, masakrować 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