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mur·der
 murder
- pronunciation:
- muhr
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 r
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the deliberate and unlawful killing of a person.
- similar words:
- bloodshed, killing, manslaughter
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| related words: |
kill |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
murdered, murdering, murders |
| definition: |
to kill a person in a way that is deliberate or cruel.
He murdered three people and will be in prison for the rest of his life.- synonyms:
- slay
- similar words:
- assassinate, destroy, dispatch, execute, kill, mutilate
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| related words: |
poison, slaughter |
| derivations: |
murderer (n.), murderess (n.) |
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