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massacre
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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.

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

massa·crer (-kr-r, -krr) n.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.massacremassacre - the savage and excessive killing of many people
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"
Verb1.massacre - kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"
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"

massacre
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
Spanish massacre [ˈmæsəkəʳ] nmasacre f
vtmasacrar

French massacre [ˈmæsəkəʳ] nmassacre m
vtmassacrer

German massacre [ˈmæsəkəʳ] nMassaker nt
vtmassakrieren

Italian massacre [ˈmæsəkəʳ] nmassacro
vtmassacrare

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