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| bloodbath |
a brutal and indiscriminate slaughter of many people or a whole population; massacre. [1/2 definitions] |
| ecocide |
the destruction of the environment or of ecological systems by indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources, dumping of chemical wastes, the use of defoliants and pollutants, and the like. |
| hack2 |
to make trite or hackneyed by excessive or indiscriminate use. [1/10 definitions] |
| laundry list |
(informal) a lengthy, inclusive, and often indiscriminate list of data, names, agenda items, or the like, usu. regarded as showing lack of organization or ability to be selective. |
| massacre |
the indiscriminate killing of a large number of usu. defenseless people or animals. [2/4 definitions] |
| mongrel |
something of mixed origins, esp. arising from indiscriminate mixing of inharmonious things. [1/3 definitions] |
| promiscuous |
without any selectivity; indiscriminate. [1/3 definitions] |
| scattershot |
broadly indiscriminate; random. |
| undiscriminating |
made or done without discriminating; haphazard; broad-scale; indiscriminate. [1/2 definitions] |
| wholesale |
widespread, large-scale, or indiscriminate. [1/6 definitions] |
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