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mas·sa·cre
 massacre
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- pronunciation:
- mae
s
kr
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the indiscriminate killing of a large number of usu. defenseless people or animals.
- synonyms:
- bloodbath, butchery, carnage, slaughter
- similar words:
- bloodletting, bloodshed, genocide, Holocaust, pogrom, purge
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| definition 2: |
(informal) a decisive defeat, as in a game or sport.
- synonyms:
- shutout
- similar words:
- defeat, victory
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| related words: |
carnage |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
massacres, massacring, massacred |
| definition 1: |
to kill in great numbers, esp. in an indiscriminate and cruel manner.
- synonyms:
- butcher, slaughter
- similar words:
- annihilate, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, exterminate, liquidate, obliterate
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| definition 2: |
(informal) to defeat by a wide margin, as in a game or sport.
- synonyms:
- annihilate, overwhelm, trounce
- similar words:
- defeat, smear
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| related words: |
kill |
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| derivation: |
massacrer (n.) |
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